If I add money to become a layman, I can cultivate immortality

Chapter 131 Painted Skin
Soon after, Fu Qingfeng also came over, and naturally he couldn't help but say some words of gratitude.

Ding Xiu said: "I think Master Fu should be returning to Beijing soon, right?"

Fu Qingfeng nodded: "I heard from the housekeeper that my father sent a letter a few days ago and will leave for Beijing soon..."

After all, there were still three months until the agreed wedding date, so he naturally had to rush back to arrange for his daughter to get married.

Ding Xiu nodded and said, "Let me tell you something. I suspect that there is something wrong with the newly conferred Imperial Master..."

Upon hearing this, the two sisters couldn't help but look shocked.

After all, they knew Ding Xiu very well. When they heard what he said, they were afraid that there was something wrong with the national master.

Ding Xiu said solemnly: "But I haven't confirmed this matter yet. I only have a guess. You two must not reveal even a word to outsiders, otherwise it will be very dangerous."

"Ok!"

The two sisters nodded solemnly.

On the second night, Ding Xiu finally took action.

Since the opponent was most likely to be a thousand-year-old demon, Ding Xiu was extremely careful and tried his best to avoid alerting the enemy.

Pudu Temple is located on the outskirts of the city, not far from the capital. It is an ancient temple with a long history. It is still very popular on weekdays.

However, since Na Pudu Cihang was canonized as a national master, the temple has been closed to the public.

To be precise, ordinary people are not allowed to enter, only the dignitaries in the capital can enter, and it has basically become a royal temple.

When Ding Xiu arrived near the temple, he watched from a distance for a while and couldn't help but frown.

Because, he had a strange feeling.

It seemed like there was nothing unusual about the temple, and he didn't sense any evil spirits or anything like that, but he had a vague premonition about it.

This temple is by no means as simple as it appears.

So, he gathered his breath with all his strength and quietly approached the temple.

The front yard is the main hall, with oil lamps burning in the hall, but no one is seen. When Ding Xiu was about to go to the back yard to take a look, two monks came out.

Ding Xiu immediately hid his figure.

The two monks walked back and forth in the front yard and found nothing unusual. They must have relaxed their spirits. One of them stretched his waist and muttered: "It's really uncomfortable to have this human skin on your body..."

The other one quickly said: "You should keep your voice down..."

"I didn't say it loudly... just keep your eyes peeled. I'm really feeling a little uncomfortable. Please step away and relax for a while."

"Hey..." The accomplice was trying to dissuade him, but the guy raised his hand to the back of his head and uncovered his scalp...

Next, even the skin on his body was taken off like clothes, turning into a complete human skin and falling to the ground.

But at this time, what appeared in front of Ding Xiu was a demon, a demon that looked a bit like a yaksha ghost, with a mountain-shaped head, eyes like copper bells, and limbs like frogs.

After taking off this layer of human skin, Ding Xiu finally sensed the demonic energy.

At this time, he finally understood why he had not sensed the demonic energy before, and he did not expect that these little demons were actually hiding under human skin.

However, this also made Ding Xiu more certain about Pudu Cihang's identity. Without thousands of years of Taoism, it would be difficult for him to perform such a hidden magic. Even he didn't notice it at the beginning.

Ding Xiu tried to release his spiritual consciousness and checked the other monk. Sure enough, this guy was also a demon in human skin.

It seems that all the former monks of Pudu Temple were killed, and the so-called monks in this temple now are probably little demons.

With this discovery, Ding Xiu sneaked into the backyard for a little inspection... Sure enough, this place had turned into a monster's nest. He didn't know where the old monster found so many little monsters.

Just as Ding Xiu turned around to leave, suddenly, an invisible force surged in. Ding Xiu was startled, and he didn't even bother to hide his figure. He immediately jumped up and slapped his backhand at the same time.

"boom!"

His palm shadow collided with the incoming force, causing a huge roar.

Almost at the same time, Ding Xiu raised his hand and threw it, and flew out of the temple with the force of the backlash.

What he threw was a piece of paper, and in a blink of an eye it turned into a paper man, like a puppet, which could block a wave of attacks for him.

At this time, Ding Xiu had already flown out of the temple at the fastest speed and soon disappeared into the vast darkness.

After confirming that it was safe, Ding Xiu stopped.

This time, he personally experienced the old demon's strength. It was indeed not easy, at least he couldn't deal with it with his current strength.

Of course, this does not mean that there is no counterattack at all, but to deal with this old monster, you must find a strong foreign aid.

The first thing Ding Xiu thought of was Yan Chixia.

Although he doesn't know where Yan Chixia is now, it is not difficult to find Yan Chixia. There is a special communication method between cultivators.

So, Ding Xiu found a high mountain and set up a small altar, folded a paper crane on the spot and let it fly.

Unexpectedly, Yan Chixia arrived very quickly and arrived in the capital within a few days.

And not only him, but also an acquaintance traveling with him: Zhiqiu Yiye.

"Hahaha, Brother Ding, we meet again!"

As soon as they met, Zhiqiu greeted Ding Xiu warmly.

Ding Xiu also asked with some surprise: "Brother Zhiqiu, how did you meet Master Yan?"

"It sounds like a coincidence..."

After Zhiqiu's explanation, Ding Xiu finally found out that the two of them were in the Cangzhou area, where a demon happened to harm people. They both ran to get rid of the demon, and they met by chance.

After Yan Chixia received Ding Xiu's summons, she came to the capital with Zhiqiu.

After chatting for a while, Ding Xiu explained the situation of Pudu Temple in detail.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Chixia said, "I probably know which monster it is."

"Oh?"

Ding Xiu and Zhiqiu glanced at Yan Chixia at the same time.

"If nothing else, that guy should be a Millennium Centipede. I know a little bit about it.

This centipede spirit should have accidentally opened up his spiritual wisdom in the temple many years ago and received the shadow of the Buddha.

Logically speaking, this is its nature, and if you practice it wholeheartedly, it is possible to achieve positive results.It's a pity that this old demon still went down a wrong path after all.

About 30 years ago, Guan went to Yandi to handle a case.

People frequently disappear mysteriously in that place, with no one alive or dead, and the local government has been unable to solve the case for a long time, causing people to panic.

Yan was ordered to investigate, and after collecting all the clues, he finally targeted a smaller area.

Later, after further investigation and tracking, the source was finally found. It was the largest temple in the local area, with always strong incense and many believers.

So, Yan disguised himself as a pilgrim and sneaked into the temple. After searching around in secret, he faintly sensed a wisp of evil spirit.I followed the evil spirit and found it, but it was the abbot’s Zen room in the temple..."

Hearing this, Zhiqiu couldn't help but ask: "Master Yan, is it possible that the abbot of the temple is the centipede spirit?"

"That's right!" Yan Chixia nodded: "The old demon probably stayed in the temple for a long time, and he could hardly sense the demonic energy.

Fortunately, it was practicing evil skills at the time, and this made Yan feel something.

Yan opened the monastery with his sword and started fighting with the old demon. The old demon was probably in the middle of his performance. After being disturbed by Yan, he revealed his true form within a few moves and escaped with injuries.

Later, Yan heard a Taoist friend talk about the centipede spirit, saying that the centipede spirit did have some Taoist practices and liked to transform into a high monk to attract followers and practice with incense, in an attempt to become a Buddha.

If that guy really became the current imperial advisor, it would be obvious that his Taoism has become much more profound. Otherwise, how would he dare to come and go in the palace at will? "

Ordinary evil things, not to mention the imperial palace, even ordinary yamen dare not approach, including temples, Taoist temples and the like.

And the centipede spirit not only enters and exits the temple at will, but also enters and exits the capital and the palace freely, so his Taoism must not be simple.

After listening to Yan Chixia's explanation, Zhiqiu said: "If that's the case, we can only take action outside the city. If we don't take action, that's it. Once we take action, we must annihilate him in one fell swoop. Otherwise, if we let that guy break into the capital, it will be troublesome." But it’s too big…”

In fact, it’s more than just trouble?
If the centipede were to transform into its true form and rush into the capital, the consequences would be unimaginable. How many houses would be destroyed and how many people would be killed.

Therefore, Ding Xiu said: "Pudu Temple is too close to the capital. The best way is to lure the old monster to a remote place and then attack, so as to catch it by surprise."

Yan Chixia nodded: "Yeah, but that old monster is no better than ordinary monsters, and I'm afraid it's not that easy to be fooled. We have to think of a foolproof strategy..."

In the evening, Ding Xiu went to buy a lot of good wine and food, and the three of them drank happily in the inn room.

The next day, we went out of the city together to observe Pudu Temple from a distance, and then started looking for a suitable place to start.

The three of them searched the surrounding area separately for two days and finally found a good location.

This is a quiet valley. Although it is not too far from the capital, about forty miles away, because the terrain here is relatively dangerous and there are many rocks, there are almost no people living there.

According to the plan discussed by the three people before, they were preparing to set up a demon-subduing formation.

The formation was provided by Yan Chixia. Although it was just a relatively ordinary demon-subduing formation, the strength of this formation lay in its unlimited potential.

Yan Chixia explained: "It is not difficult to set up this formation. Its scale and power can be large or small, depending on the terrain, magical weapons, techniques, and the strength of the person who controls the formation.

If the requirements are safe, we need to make some formation flags, so the effect will be better. "

The formation flag Yan Chixia mentioned was not the kind of formation flag used for marching and fighting, but a magical weapon specially used for setting up formations, but its style looked a bit like a small flag.

Ding Xiu had made formation flags before, but he had tried them all by himself. This time he had the opportunity to ask Yan Chixia for some advice.

Moreover, as a disciple of the Kunlun Sect, Zhiqiu must be relatively good at this aspect.

Making magical instruments requires some special materials, some of which are simply not available outside, such as refined iron.

Fortunately, refined iron can be obtained through real fire refining, which is nothing more than consuming more materials.

After three days of running around, the materials were finally ready.

Next, Ding Xiu followed Yan Chixia and Zhiqiu to make the formation flag, and learned and accumulated experience from it.

But what Ding Xiu didn't expect was that Yan Chixia actually knew the ancient art of Qimen Dunjia, so she would not miss such a great opportunity.

Zhiqiu was also very interested in Qimen Dunjia. He humbly sought advice from Ding Xiu and gained a lot.

After the formation flags were ready, the three of them came to the place they had chosen before and started setting up the demon-subduing formation.

A total of about a hundred formation flags were refined. Under the leadership of Yan Chixia, the three of them spent a day working to complete the formation.

everything's ready.

However, the next question is more difficult, that is, how to lure the old demon into the formation.

After all, the centipede spirit is no better than ordinary monsters. Not only is it highly moral, but it is also highly intelligent and will not be easily fooled.

The three of them discussed for a while, and Ding Xiu came up with an idea: "That old demon must be very conceited, so let's find a way to completely anger it. Once it gets angry, it will lose its mind."

Zhiqiu couldn't help but ask: "How can I completely irritate it?"

At this time, Yan Chixia couldn't help but smile and said: "It's not difficult to anger it. This old demon likes to pretend to be a monk. As long as its true identity is exposed and its subordinates are killed, it will naturally become furious."

At this time, Zhiqiu said: "How about leaving this matter to me, I will lure the old demon."

Yan Chixia thought for a while and said, "It's okay, but you must be careful. The most important thing is not to arouse the suspicion of the old demon."

Zhiqiu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry!"

Ding Xiu said, "It's better for us to go together. I've heard that the old demon goes to the palace every two or three days.

We can take this opportunity to kill all the little demons first, and then set the temple on fire. The old demon will definitely rush back.

When the time comes, we will fight and retreat at the same time, and lead him to this valley. "

Yan Chixia nodded: "Well, that's okay, but that old demon's strength is not simple. You two must not be careless."

The old demon was also very cooperative and took the two disciples to the palace the next morning.

No matter how high it is, it never expected that its destiny would undergo earth-shaking changes today.

Thinking that the old demon had almost arrived at the palace, Ding Xiu and Zhi Qiu, who were hiding in the dark, finally took action.

"stop!"

"Who are you? Don't you know that entry into this temple is prohibited?"

As soon as Ding Xiu and Ding Xiu arrived outside the temple gate, two "monks" came out, shouting in a condescending manner.

In fact, Pudu Temple does not completely prohibit outsiders from entering and exiting. Those royal disciples and dignitaries in the capital are still allowed.

As for Ding Xiu and Ding Xiu, their clothes showed that they were not powerful people, so they naturally treated them as ordinary people.

Ding Xiu smiled and said, "Why is it forbidden to enter? Is it possible that there is something hidden inside that no one dares to see?"

"Bold!"

The two "monks" shouted angrily and rushed forward to catch Ding Xiu without any explanation.

"Bang! Bang!"

Ding Xiu and Zhi Qiu each struck a palm, sending the two guys flying. The human skin could no longer hold on, and two strange little monsters flew out.

However, these two couldn't resist the palm at all. They flew out and fell to the ground on the spot. Blood spurted from their mouths and their limbs twitched continuously.

There were more than a dozen "monks" in the front yard, and they were all shocked when they saw this situation.

At this time, Ding Xiu and Zhi Qiu each took out their weapons and rushed over.

For a moment, there were bursts of fighting sounds in the air, and the sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling one after another...

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(End of this chapter)