I am an immortal in heaven and earth

Chapter 385 An Old Man Arrives
Jiang Qi and Shen Bao's results in Qimen numerology were not ideal, but not that bad either. At least the changes in the twenty-four solar terms and the sixty-year cycle of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches were always clear.

Even if the muskets failed, the deterrent effect of artillery was still sufficient. To break the formation, one had to pull out the flags, or kill the Taoist soldiers who set up the formation, and destroy the suppression objects.

But it was not as exciting as the time when we defeated the natives of the islands overseas. Jiang Qi even thought to himself, "We used to rely too much on advanced firearms, but it is not enough to have weapons. We also need tactics and even individual combat capabilities. This Jiuchuan formation can restrain our firearms, and it was successfully practiced in just three days. It can be seen that the formation is useful to gather the strength of the people. In the future, if we destroy the formation, we can also link them up."

On Xu Jian's side, looking at the huge image of the Jiujiang Water Emperor confronting the five immortals, and the changes of the five elements in the four seasons in the formation, it actually led to the meaning of "Although the Nine Rivers return to the abyss, they never stop, without beginning or end", with a hint of a dragon traveling around the world. Nine dragons of heavenly energy connected the water of the Jiujiang River, resisting the power of the talisman to bind the gods, and even wanting to refine Xu Jia's external image of the god into the Jiujiang map.

But he was not in a hurry, his eyes were bright as he watched the changes in the formation. He originally practiced the art of Gen Yue Fu Qi and was good at Feng Shui and dragon divination. Otherwise, he would not have found a Feng Shui treasure land to transform his body, and even gave birth to the "spiritual root of heaven and earth", making the earth Qi of Rotten Persimmon Huo full every year, the persimmon trees have a good harvest every year, and there are so many rotten persimmons that they turn into miasma, forming a natural protection.

Because of this confidence, he was particularly interested in formations and could see the "incompleteness" of the Jiuchuan formation. Between the nine, there was eight. If eight earthly immortals were operating, it would be perfect. Although the five elements were operating now, it was difficult to be complete. It was the Eight Trigrams versus the twenty-four solar terms, with three-three changes. If discussed in terms of the five elements, it was difficult to get complete changes, as one was still missing.

That’s it. He saw the weakest point of this formation, which was not anywhere else but the winter solstice when “Yang is born”.

So he sent out a talisman and informed Jiang Qi and Shen Bao.

The two of them suddenly had an idea and transformed the Liang Yi Formation into a Si Xiang Formation, with each formation consisting of 150 people. The team representing the Shao Yang Formation was in the front, with Tai Yang behind, Shao Yin on the left, and Tai Yin on the right. The formation looked like a big windmill.

As they walked forward, Jiang Qi took out glutinous rice from the raw rice bowl and scattered it along the way.

As he scattered the mulberry leaves, he chanted an incantation, which was the incantation for offering sacrifice to orphans. This was a incantation that all Taoist children had to learn. At once, all the Taoist children in the army hummed along.

There are countless lonely and hungry ghosts in the water of Jiujiang River. The big formation is connected to the Dharma Realm and the Dharma nature. These lonely and hungry ghosts can also wander in this formation.

All of a sudden, there were thousands of floating lights in the sky. Wherever the souls appeared, they were all small fish. The fish gathered in groups and pointed a path in the sky.

The crowd marched as if they were walking on the bottom of a river, as if the ghost soldiers had borrowed a path.

There were also experts in the formation, who snorted coldly when they saw this: "You are just playing tricks like a ghost."

He immediately ordered the drums to be beaten, and as soon as the drums sounded, the schools of fish transformed from the souls were frightened away.

But it doesn’t matter now, Xu Jian has already reunited with them.

Instead, they spread out a makeshift altar, cleansed the area around it, and set off cannons.

"Perform the sacrificial ritual!"

The next moment, the entire bowl of raw rice formed a funnel, offering a sacrifice to the water element, which was endless.

Of course, if they are released in the future, they will be endless.

Prince Xun circled and spun faster and faster, until the wind brought the water with it, and the wind and water rose up, turning into a huge water tornado.

This waterspout is like an endless funnel, which merges with the rice bowl, and suddenly the nine rivers return to the abyss. What is the abyss? The abyss is the depth of the water.

All of a sudden, the Five Immortals of Mount Lu in the formation cried out in alarm, and the nine Qi dragons wailed.

The iron chains of the large ship were all tied together, and were also spinning due to the whirlpool.

The soldiers on the boat were all shaking and had difficulty standing steady.

The five immortals of Mount Lu were trying to restrain the Water Emperor of Jiujiang, when suddenly the nine dragons cried out, a hole appeared in the formation, and the Nine Rivers Returning to the Abyss became the Nine Rivers Returning to the Ruins. When they saw the raw rice bowl, they suddenly realized, "One grain of rice goes in, five pecks of rice comes out; one bowl of water goes in, ten thousand bowls of water come out. You poured the water of Jiujiang back into the river, aren't you afraid of turning Jiangnan West Road into a flooded country?"

"It will only work if this bowl has that magical power." Xu Jia's will was attached to the Jiujiang Water Emperor, and he spoke.

"This bowl is connected to Saint Huang Tian, ​​who is Saint Hun Yuan Wu Ji Luo. Do you think he has this magical power?"

The Five Immortals of Mount Lu sneered, "You have already made a huge mistake. You will lose your destiny. We will not play with you anymore!"

Having said that, he was about to leave.

However, the five people's skins deflated like balloons without air.

"Now that you're in, how can you get out?"

Flipping his hand, clouds appear; turning his hand again, rain falls. As he flips over, the palm of the Nine Rivers Water Emperor's Dharma image is made of clouds, frost, mist, and snow, falling heavily, like the Five Finger Mountain of Tathagata.

The Jiuchuan Formation instead became Xu Jia's water-based Taoist temple, where shrimp soldiers and crab generals were enlightened and came out one by one. Although the five immortals had shed their skins, they were just following the "corpse transformation method" of the White Bone Demon, trying to escape from the Dharma Realm with their original spirits.

This is the practice of the ancient immortals, which is close to witchcraft and is good at taking over other people's bodies, like a "descendant from the gods". After the game in the mortal world is over, it returns to the Dharma Realm, until the next time when it feels like moving inside, it can "come down to play" again.

The physical body we go through is just like a piece of clothing that we put on and take off.

The reason they wanted to flee to the depths of the Dharma Realm at this time was simply because they didn't want to play with Xu Jia anymore. However, although the Dharma Realm was vast and mysterious, it was not a place they could enter and exit at will.

As soon as you enter the Dharma Realm, you will be struck by an incomparably sharp force, but it will stop in front of you, as if it is just a warning. However, if you ignore it, you will definitely be shattered by the sword light.

"I don't care what your origins are, but you are all talented. Why don't you meet me under the umbrella of the Three Emperors and Ten Thousand People?"

In a moment, the three yins and three yangs, the three demons and three saints, changed into threes and evolved the six paths of rotation, and then sucked their five souls in, but their mouths were tightly shut, and there was no sound at all.

At this moment, a voice was heard: "Daoyou, please wait."

An old man with a helpless look on his face walked out of the void. The old man was dressed in sackcloth, holding a wild mustard stick, his face was dark, and he was walking barefoot in the air.

Xu Jia then asked with a smile: "Where do the immortals come from?"

The old man said helplessly: "I came from the Cave Heaven of Mount Lu, but in ancient times it should be called the Cave Heaven of Mount Ling. I am a pre-Qin alchemist who inherited it. I got a trick by chance and have been practicing till now."

"Another old monster who has lived for a thousand years." Xu Jia narrowed his eyes. The upper limit of this realm is not high. If he continues to struggle, he will end up in the Desire Realm. He should ascend when he should. If he wants to come down after ascending, he can only rely on dreams and the influence of incense, which is the so-called transmission of the incense through the heart.

The so-called thousand-year-old monsters are actually those that have not ascended to heaven and have defects. This one should be one of them. It’s just that the soul lives long, but the physical body may not. It’s like the reincarnation of a secret living Buddha who can "reincarnate in another body" once every few years in order to change his foundation.

But in this kind of thing, unless one completely abandons one's memory, the mystery in the womb can either be "legally returned to life" or someone like Xu Jia who has connections and a full-time job. Others, no matter how hard they try, are "illegally" responsible for bad karma, or "supernatural powers cannot defeat fate."

In short, he hasn't ascended to heaven in a thousand years. His magic power may have increased a lot, but his Taoism may not be as high as Xu Jia, the direct descendant of Lingbao. Although this direct descendant has been around for many generations and is just a village cadre in the Desire Realm, village cadres cannot be regarded as non-officials. He can still be exempted from criminal responsibility by beating up Lao Deng with a single punch.

"Are these related to you?"

"These evil creatures have nothing to do with me. It's just that this Jiujiang Map is my treasure. It is connected to Henglu and controls the water of Jiujiang. When Dayu was controlling the flood, he went to Lingshan and asked the witch of Lingshan for advice on how to control the flood."

"Before that, his father Gun had also come to inquire about what of the Five Elements could overcome water, and there was a theory about creating land with Xirang. Originally, Shu was a vast ocean surrounded by mountains. Gonggong dug out the Shu Sea, and there was the world-destroying water of Hongze. It was Gun who blocked it with Xirang, raising the land to form a plateau. Later, it was governed by Dayu and the Shu Sea was drained..."

Xu Jia: What unofficial history?
"Why don't you start from the beginning of the world? You're talking too much." He interrupted directly: "I have taken the person and the map. If you are not convinced, it is just right to ask for friends from all over the world. I am not afraid. Let's see how deep your waters are."

"Daoyou, why do you have to be so angry? It's not easy to cultivate to become an immortal nowadays. Why don't you come into my cave, taste some immortal tea, admire the sea of ​​clouds, and talk about classics and mysteries with the immortals who descended from the upper realm."

"If you want to retire and be comfortable, I won't come out. Comfort is for the dead. You, Old Deng, are the most despicable. You don't want to offend anyone, but why do you want to be the first to stand out? I guess you have lived for a long time, and you are afraid of this and that, but aren't you afraid of me?"

"Oh, don't be angry. It's okay for you to overthrow the world, but you must not try to deify the gods. This involves the game above. You and I are just pawns. How can we work hard for them? To be honest, you and I are immortal, so how can mortals still be considered human beings in our eyes?"

"Similarly, what are you and I in the eyes of the higher realm?"

"Fellow Daoist, just listen to me. No matter how many years you can be a Daoist emperor and enjoy yourself, you can ascend to heaven. Don't make a big fuss about deifying yourself. There are many complicated issues here. There are the human way, the immortal way, the divine way, and the demon way... Huang Tian Daluo Saint once thought that the universe was united and that he would establish the Great Heng Dynasty in the eternal and immortal universe and true spirit world. But it failed, didn't it? The problem lies within."

"I know you look down on us, the unorthodox sects, but aren't you the followers of the Daluo sect also running dogs? If you want to rebel, why don't you dare to rebel against the Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods?"

Before he finished speaking, his throat suddenly tightened and he became mute. No sound came out even when he opened his mouth. After a long while, he knelt on the ground, begging for mercy. He said to himself "I was wrong" so many times, but he only received a warning of "banning from speaking for three years".

Xu Jia looked at him with a sneer: "You old fellow, you should be killed. You are useless in this world."

The old man's face changed, sensing the murderous intent, he turned into a ball of gray and tried to escape.

Xu Jianai burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)