Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 280 As expected of Mr. Gu!

After Gu Xu left the underground cave of the "Longevity Cult", he happened to come to a small village.

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and the stars were hanging high.

The low-slung houses are scattered on the hillside, dotted with trees, appearing quiet and serene.Occasionally, there will be a few abrupt barks, echoing among the empty mountains.

When Gu Xu approached this village, he was surprised to find that the rune named "Hui Lu" in his sea of ​​consciousness suddenly became brighter.

Immediately afterwards, a scorching power surged out from the rune, then flowed into his meridians, and merged into his true essence.

The closer he was to the village, the stronger this force became.

"What's going on here?" He frowned slightly.

He stood there for a while, seeing that Zhao Yan had no sign of catching up, he prepared to walk into the village to see what was going on.

Soon, he came to a room lit with dim candlelight.

Although the room was covered with window paper, Gu Xu couldn't directly see what happened inside.

However, with his supernatural perception ability, he clearly heard the voice coming from the room.

It was the deep voice of a middle-aged man, mixed with the cry of a baby.

This person is praying to a god named "Hui Lu" that his barn will not suffer from fire this year and that his food will be safe and sound.

From Gu Xu's perception, this man's prayer seems to be the source of the mysterious power in his body.

In addition, Gu Xu also discovered that this god named "Hui Lu" does not have a purely positive image in the minds of the villagers here.

He seems to be black and white.

He can not only warm the villagers through the fire in the cold winter, but also create fires and bring disasters to the villagers.

"According to the records in the materials, the high-level monks of the Longevity Cult will recruit believers and absorb incense in private," Gu Xu thought silently in his heart, "The Daqi Dynasty believes that this is an act of disrespect to God, so they They were all wiped out.

"But this way can indeed gain strength.

"Perhaps the power of the gods above the nine heavens also comes from this.

"It's just that in order to gain this power, the monks of the 'Longevity Cult' may have adopted some unethical methods-for example, if the villagers disrespected the 'Huilu', they would set fire to the villagers' granaries. The villagers had to enshrine 'Huilu' on the altar."

At this time, the bold guess not long ago popped up in Gu Xu's mind——

"'Taishang Haotian', 'Ziwei Great Emperor'... the names of these gods may be regarded as a kind of talisman seal."

"They are a symbol of the authority of the gods, and they are also the link between their bodies and the believers."

He felt more and more that this conjecture might be true.

At the same time, Gu Xu thought of the dried up magma river in the crypt.

"According to Luo Sishou, this magma river has existed for at least 20 years," he continued to think, "Before that, many people with higher cultivation levels than me used to practice there, and they must have absorbed More heat than me, but the river never stops flowing.

"But after I got the 'return', it stopped.

"I think the 'Huilu' rune in the world of my consciousness is probably the source of energy for the magma river. By absorbing the thoughts of the believers, it creates a special high-temperature illusion in the cave, providing a source of energy for the river. Constant energy.

"It is like a solar battery, and the thought power of believers is the sunlight it absorbs.

"Even though the 'Longevity Sect' was wiped out by the imperial court, there are still people who secretly believe in the fictional god 'Huilu', so the energy supply of the magma river has never stopped, and it has accumulated gradually over time. Into much.

"But now, I pulled out the battery, and the magma river lost its energy source, so it dried up. And the thoughts of these villagers all came to me."

Thinking of this, Gu Xu realized another question: Why can so many people cultivate in the lava cave, but I am the only one who can obtain this "Returning Lu" rune?
He thought for a moment, and felt that this should be related to the "Ye Huo Sutra" to a certain extent.

Maybe it's because Gu Xu's cultivation level is not high enough, maybe it's because he doesn't understand the "Huilu" rune thoroughly enough, or maybe it's because he hasn't fully mastered the usage of "Mind Power", he always feels that the brand new wave pouring into his body at this moment The power is like drizzle, and compared with the turbulent magma river, it is a world of difference.

"In the environment where the Daqi Dynasty generally believes in God, I must not use this power casually, and I can't even expose this 'Huilu' rune to others," he reminded himself in his mind, " Anyway, its power is currently very tasteless to me. I must remain extremely cautious.

"But in the future, if I have the opportunity, I can try to study it.

"I think that this 'Huilu' rune may hide the secret about the Ninth Realm—to be precise, the real Ninth Realm.

"In addition, I have to find a way to figure out what the white-haired boy said about the 'astrolabe' as soon as possible."

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After getting these conclusions, Gu Xu didn't delay here any longer, but immediately drove the "Meteor Walking Moon" agility, and returned to Luojing City at a flying speed.

Compared with Zhao Yan's grand pomp when he returned to Beijing, he couldn't be more low-key.

When the eastern sky turned pale, he arrived at the headquarters of the Exorcism Department alone.

Then he found the official in charge of counting meritorious deeds, took off the jade pendant around his waist, tapped it twice, and showed him the images of him slaying demons along the way.

The name of this official is Li Leyan.

Today he was in charge of the night shift, sitting alone behind the desk, feeling irritable and extremely bored.

However, since someone may come to him to report on tasks and receive meritorious service at any time, he does not dare to easily close his eyes and enter the state of cultivation.

So he could only force himself to sit upright in the chair, fighting against drowsiness all the time, and trying to restrain himself from opening his mouth to yawn.

When Gu Xu started to "play the video", he was still silently praying to God in his heart, hoping that the video would not last too long, that Gu Xu could go out sooner, and that his night shift would end sooner.

However, after a while, Li Leyan suddenly straightened his back, opened his eyes wide, and the drowsiness disappeared instantly.

Because he saw that Gu Xu instantly killed the evil spirit-level ghost "White Ape" in the blink of an eye.

A bright flame burst out from under the "White Ape"'s fur, and it exploded like a big fireball, and disappeared with a "boom".

"That's an evil spirit-level ghost! Ten of them are not enough for me!" Li Leyan tried to keep calm on the surface, but there was a villain in his heart who was yelling endlessly, "But Mr. Gu actually killed him with one move!" It worked out!
"I can only say that... this is indeed Mr. Gu! He easily did what we couldn't do!
"Also, the spell Master Gu used is really cool! This bright and dazzling ball of light, this picture of light and shadow intertwined, and this white monkey that exploded in an instant... It looks like a feast for the eyes! Compared to my The mediocre stick technique is much more handsome!

"Hey, what do I need that iron rod for? I might as well throw it away and switch to practicing spells.

"..."

But the images didn't end there.

After "White Ape" turned into ashes, the scene on the light curtain changed rapidly.

In the video, Gu Xu appeared in the ruined temple, restored the "temple ghost" who was entangled with him to its original form, and then easily eliminated it with the "Seven Burning Styles".

Li Leyan almost jumped up from the chair, and couldn't help but want to applaud Gu Xu.

"Lord Gu can see the weakness of this ghost at a glance! He is indeed a genius who is famous for being well-read and well-informed! It turns out that reading is really useful!
"And the raging fire burning around him... Although I still can't figure out what kind of spell it is, it's still so damn handsome!

"Brother Wu once showed me that he has mastered a spell called 'Scorching Sun'. When he uses it, his arms will glow and fire. It looks much more powerful than us who only know how to play with iron bars...

"Oh, what's so great about that?
"I really should let him see Mr. Gu's spells! How can his little flame compete with Mr. Gu's scorching sun?
"..."

As Gu Xu displayed the ghosts killed on the road in front of Li Leyan in chronological order, Li Leyan remained silent on the surface and pretended to be calm, but his inner drama couldn't stop at all.

In his opinion, Gu Xu's trip to leave Beijing is really a great achievement.

Even the hero who plays the leading role in the storyteller's story may not have such a brilliant record as Gu Xu.

After all, in order to attract the audience, the storyteller will deliberately make up some difficulties and dangers for the protagonist—sometimes he is betrayed by his friends, sometimes he is deceived and seduced by a female ghost, and sometimes he falls off a cliff...thus making the story more ups and downs, twists and turns.

But Gu Xu was completely pushy all the way, like killing a chicken and chopping vegetables in an understatement.

Ghosts of different types and levels failed to stop him.

After a few minutes, the video ends.

Gu Xu successfully received thousands of meritorious service and left happily.

Only Li Leyan was left sitting there quietly, his thoughts were confused, his spirits were high, and he didn't feel sleepy.

He silently considered that he must find some free time to go to Zangshu Pavilion to find out what the spells Gu Xu used in the process of killing ghosts.

If they are not difficult, he will try to learn them.

Not only because they are very strong, but also because they look handsome, and the light and shadow effects are very dazzling.

Li Leyan had already begun to imagine how wonderful the expressions on the faces of his colleagues would be if he performed these spells in front of them.

On this day, Li Leyan, who was accustomed to the boring life in the yamen, suddenly found the motivation to struggle.

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Notes:

(1) "Zuo Zhuan · Zhao Gong 18th Year" records: "The people in the suburbs help Zhu Shi to be eliminated in the north of the country, and the fire is in Xuanming, and Hui Lu." According to Du Yu's annotation, "Hui Lu" is the name of the ancient fire god, Often used to refer to fire.

(End of this chapter)