Pawn Crossing the River

In a sense, this is reasonable. From the "Eternal Life Stone" of the three generations of ancient witchcraft to the "Heart of Immortality Stone" of Taoism, it is definitely not a one-step process. A lot of experiments must have been carried out in the middle. Find the problem and keep improving it until you succeed.

What Qi Xuansu saw along the way in Lingshan Cave recreated this process to a certain extent.

The test specimens of longevity stones from different directions, different periods, and different functions have almost all become a series of longevity stones.

Throughout the series, his early works have a strong and obvious style of the Eight-part Public Plan, which takes the "Three Refinements" as the core. The three major evil objects are the corresponding pinnacle products of the "Three Refinements". ” Taken together and supplemented by Shinto methods, it is “Emperor Shakten”. Among them, corpse refining is the most important, so the "Ten Thousand Corpses Dali Zun" that was not damaged is the first of the three great evil objects.

The early immortal stone experiments had an obvious corpse-refining style. For example, when they were sleeping, they would "rise up" after being touched or disturbed. Whether it was Taiyin corpses or the remains of these female Taoist priests, they were all in this way.

In addition, there is another characteristic, which is manipulation.

According to Taoist classics, the Eight Tribes Plan, the predecessor of the Creation Project, can be divided into two periods.

The first period is the period dominated by Ge Zaodao, which can also be regarded as the predecessor. The three major Yin objects are the pinnacle products of this stage. The three semi-finished Yin objects will be manipulated by humans, and the three major Yin objects can be completely completed. They are intelligent and independent individuals in a certain sense. At this time, their essence is to obey orders and act like humans, rather than being controlled like puppets.

The second period is the period led by Xu Zu, with the real eight tribes, from "Yaksha" to "Emperor Shaktian", the latter is the pinnacle masterpiece of this stage. However, it is different from the three major yin objects. Although "Di Shi Tian" is stronger than the three major yin objects, it is more like the three major yin objects that are half-finished. It has no mind and is like a puppet, being manipulated by humans.

This was of course Xu Zu's intention. He was too conceited and believed in himself even more. He wanted to personally control "Emperor Shakti". It is a pity that not long after the success of "Emperor Release Sky", Xu Zu entered the Kunlun Cave that had not yet landed at the time. After a series of changes, he ascended in the Kunlun Cave Sky and failed to control "Emperor Release Sky". It was cheaper for the later Xuan Sheng.

The inheritor of Xu Zu's achievements in creation was not Shangguan Dishi, but Yao Zu. On the basis of the Eight Tribes Plan, with Yao Zu as the leader, a wider-ranging creation project was launched.

The Creation Project not only inherited the plans of the Eight Tribes, but also inherited the medicinal stones of the ancient witch sect, the mechanisms of the Mohist sect, the alchemy methods of the Taoist sect, etc. The "Heart of the Immortal Stone" is just one of its branches.

Qi Xuansu has always had a suspicion, or a worry. Of course, the "Eternal Life Stone" of the ancient witchcraft will not control the host, but will the "Heart of Immortality Stone" integrated with the plans of the eight tribes have some kind of "back door" ? When necessary, the host of "Heart of Immortality Stone" can be manipulated like "Emperor Shakten".

Nothing is best. If this is possible, then Qi Xuansu must find a solution. He does not want to be a chess piece in any sense.

This is also the fundamental purpose of Qi Xuansu's insistence on coming to Lingshan Cave to find out.

This is the main contradiction. If you become someone else's puppet, then whether it's a fairy, a great leader, or even becoming an immortal, it's all just making wedding clothes for others, which means nothing.

This is why Qi Xuansu does not doubt Qiniang, because Qiniang did not refine the "Heart of the Immortal Stone" - Qiniang is not so capable. She is not the producer of the "Heart of the Immortal Stone", she is just the "Eternal Stone". "Heart" porter.

Maybe Qiniang doesn't know the secret. Some big shots have no trace of their plans. They may seem like coincidences, but they are actually inevitable. For those who are in the game, no matter what their starting point is, the outcome will always go in the direction planned in advance by the person who arranged the game, and they will become pawns without knowing it.

In every sense, Qi Xuansu is not a fool. He will not wait until the last moment to suddenly realize that everything about him has been arranged. When he finds out, it is irreversible, just like a Western circus. clown.

Qi Xuansu has reached this point with the support of noble people and six points of luck, but he also needs three points of true ability.

Indispensable. So he had to take precautions and nip problems in the bud.

Qi Xuansu knelt down and stretched out his hand to hold this stone heart - let's call it a stone heart. Obviously, these stone hearts cannot be said to be "immortal".

The implantation of the Heart of Stone is a system, like a net covering the whole body. Digging out the heart is actually uprooting the entire network system. However, compared to Taiyin corpses, the resistance of these female Taoist corpses is much weaker. If the former is like pulling up weeping willows upside down, then the latter is like pulling weeds, which is completely different.

Qi Xuansu easily dug out the heart of the stone and held it in his hand for inspection.

Qi Jiayao also came over - she hadn't seen the "Eternal Life Stone" yet. The prototype of the Taiyin Corpse's Immortality Stone self-destructed, whether it was Chen Shuhua, the Golden Zhang Imperial Master, or even the Ten Witches of Lingshan, the Six Enlightenment Witches, etc. , are all stories told by others, and Chen Shuhua’s story was something I just heard. Although these stone hearts are not the real "immortality stone hearts", they are somehow related to them.

In this regard, Qi Xuansu can be said to be half an expert. He now wants to determine one thing, whether these stone hearts can play a role in manipulation.

The Taiyin Corpse is essentially a "Great Asura" implanted with the prototype of the Immortality Stone. The "Great Asura" from the Eight Tribes Plan itself can be manipulated. It is difficult to determine whether the characteristics of manipulation come from " "Great Asura" still comes from the prototype of the longevity stone.

These female Taoist remains are different. They have nothing to do with the plan of the Eight Tribes and are completely driven by the Heart of Stone.

The question now is, how to verify?

Qi Xuansu can refine these stone hearts and make them his own creations. The key is who to implant them into to verify. Now he and Qi Jiayao are the only two people. He has been implanted with the genuine "Eternal Life Stone Hearts". ”, it can’t be implanted into Qi Jiayao’s body. Not to mention whether it is suitable, Qi Jiayao will definitely not agree.

Qi Jiayao suddenly felt that something was wrong with the way Qi Xuansu looked at her, and subconsciously took two steps back: "What do you want to do?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Fellow Taoist Qi, since Yao Zu once transformed the remains of the female Taoist priests taught by the Heavenly Master here, then this place won't look so simple, right?"

"That makes sense." Qi Jiaoyao nodded, "Yao Zu should have remodeled it on the spot, instead of transporting it to this place after remodeling it elsewhere. These stone hearts are not anything extraordinary, they are only semi-finished products at most. Even defective products, there is no need."

Qi Xuansu suggested: "If we look further, there may be a special place that is hidden."

Qi Jiayao always had great enthusiasm for treasure hunting, so he naturally agreed.

This kind of thing is actually not a big problem. The key is whether it is intentional or not. If you don't think about it, there will be nothing unusual. But once you get interested, you can always find clues.

Qi Jiayao soon discovered something unusual. In a place similar to a hall, she waved her hand to stir up a breeze and swept away the dust on the ground, revealing her true appearance.

A complicated formation is drawn on the ground, which is dim and dull.

However, Qi Jiayao could not find the mechanism to open the formation, not even a socket for the secret key.

On the other side, Qi Xuansu also discovered that he found Yao Zu's portrait in a corner.

Most of the portraits of Easterners are in scroll mode, while Westerners like to add a frame. This portrait has a Western style.

In fact, Yao Zu is not exactly the same as Wu Xian. The dead Wu Xian was reborn through Yao Zu. The two merged and influenced each other. Not to mention that the reason why Wu Xian died was because she personally tested the medicine, which caused her to fall into madness and her temperament changed drastically. As a result, the wise chief wizard did not even realize that he had turned into an elbow and armpit, and finally became the wife of four good sisters. Backstab was buried in the Valley of the Underworld.

Therefore, the Yao Zu in the painting is not as dignified and steady as Wu Xian, but rather a bit frivolous and cynical, rather like Wu Yang.

Wu Yang is the only great shaman recognized by the Taoist sect and allowed to perform public sacrifices. Wu Gorge, Wu Mountain, and Goddess Peak are her dojos, and Qi Xuansu is of course familiar with them.

Mentioning Wu Yang, Qi Xuansu suddenly felt that Yao Zu's action looked familiar. He recalled carefully for a moment and then remembered that he had seen the murals of the Eleven Witches in the Wuzhen Dungeon. The Ten Witches of Lingshan were sitting on

Behind a long table, Wu Yang is the only one standing at the edge of the painting, leaning on the table legs. .

At first glance, Yao Zu in the painting appears to be leaning against a wall, but looking at it from another angle, the so-called wall may also be the legs of a particularly high table.

After Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, he reached out to touch the picture and found that the picture in the frame could be moved left and right like a sliding door. It did not show the whole picture, and part of the picture was hidden outside the frame.

Qi Xuansu immediately moved the picture to the left with his hand. Yao Zu's image moved away and disappeared from the frame. A long table then appeared in the frame. Just like the murals in the dungeon, behind the long table were people surrounding " The ten shamans of Lingshan gathered for dinner.

The picture in the frame can only accommodate one great witch, and cannot see the whole picture. The ten witches have different images, some are like gluttons, full of greed, and some faces are hidden in the shadows, which is weird and dark.

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a while, and finally moved Wu Xian into the frame.

In the mural, Wu Xian originally sat in the middle of the long table and was in the center of the entire mural. And there is also a little meaning in it. Yao Zu and Wu Xian are one and the same, and they are like two sides, one symbolizing closing the door and the other symbolizing opening the door.

Just after Qi Xuansu finished doing this, the magic circle on Qi Jiaoyao's side changed. Every node and every line was lit up in turn. When the magic circle was completely lit up, a "Yin Yang Gate" appeared out of thin air. Above the magic circle.

Qi Xuansu came to Qi Jiaoyao's side and looked at the "Yin Yang Gate".

Qi Jiayao smiled brightly, like a thief who discovered a treasure house and opened its door.