Knife splashing

Chapter 255: Secret of Earthly Immortals
"Bird and animal language?"

The old Taoist Feng Huazi saw more.

He is knowledgeable and experienced, and he even has several friends in the Northern Frontier Immortal Hall who have a deep understanding of this dialect.

This language is very ancient. All living beings in the world, as long as they are born with spirituality and have acquired spiritual attainments, will naturally learn it.

Compared to what people say, it is not smart, and even confusing.

But therein lies the trouble: Shangfang dialect is usually filled with a large number of tongue-twitching sounds and imitations of natural sounds. It is chaotic and disorderly, and has no grammatical rules.

When using this phrase, the main focus is on meaning.

To put it simply, it is more like gestures, using various actions to express meaning, but here it is replaced by sound.

Because there is no pattern, it is very difficult for people.

Most of those who are proficient in this language are shamans, wizards, and immortals. They gradually come to understand it with the help of the immortal spirits.

However, it is almost impossible to learn it without the possession of the true gods of the Xuanmen Sect.

In addition, there is a special case.

Just like the young man in front of us, he first acquired the ability to hear the language of birds and beasts, and then learned the upper language, which made things twice as easy as possible, and he might even become stronger.

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at the people outside the hall, strode out, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, don't move."

Li Yan also turned around and made a gesture. Captain Zheng immediately understood and ordered in a deep voice: "Guard all the important roads!"

After all, the people of the Duwei Division were elite troops. Although they were also curious about the rat demon hiding in the palace, they obeyed orders, quickly dispersed, and guarded various areas in the backyard.

The Taoists in the courtyard looked somewhat uneasy.

They are not fools, how could they not see the intention of this move?

I'm afraid there really are evil spies inside the Taoist temple.

Many people secretly looked at Feng Gangzi.

The temple master hadn't given the order yet, but he was so eager to take action just now, which seemed like he wanted to kill people to silence them. Moreover, he was the Taoist priest who protected the temple and was the one who handled the matter of Feng Lingzi, so he was the most suspicious.

Looking at the eyes of the crowd, Feng Gangzi's face was full of grievance and anger. He clenched his fists tightly and said nothing.

On the other side, Lu San was communicating with the rat demon attentively.

These two big rats lived a life like gods. They ate offerings for free, enjoyed incense on time, had shiny fur, and their cheeks were puffy.

Moreover, these two guys are very smart and clever.

They hide in the statues during the day without making any sound, and steal offerings at night, keeping them neatly arranged for fear of being discovered.

The prohibitions that were intended to protect them turned out to be their cover.

“Clack, clack, clack…”

"Squeak!"

After a conversation, the two mice huddled together, not daring to move, and looked at the people around them pitifully.

Lu San turned around and said, "These two little creatures were just ordinary mice. Someone destroyed the statue long ago, and the divine power dissipated. They entered and made a nest, and only then were they able to open their spiritual orifices."

"Except for stealing the tribute, he didn't do anything bad on weekdays. He often listened to you doing morning and evening classes and chanting scriptures. He has a peaceful temper..."

Lu San usually spoke very little, but this time he took the time to explain.

Li Yan immediately realized that Lu San had fallen in love with these two little creatures and wanted to rescue them and keep them as spiritual pets.

Thinking of this, Li Yan turned around and said, "Senior Feng, I have an unwelcome request. Can you spare the lives of these two little creatures?"

"We will compensate for any damage."

"Need not."

Feng Huazi said in a deep voice: "This is Ge Xianweng's Taoist temple, and he has saved countless people, so we naturally have to be kind. The auras of these two monsters are pure, and they haven't harmed anyone, so it's okay to let them go."

"Ask them clearly, what did they see?"

Lu San nodded with joy in his eyes, then turned around and bent down to communicate with the two mice, his expression gradually becoming solemn and puzzled.

Then, he turned around and said, "They don't know who destroyed the statue, but it was someone else who stole the magic weapon."

"They saw Feng Lingzi enter this place in the middle of the night. He first stared blankly in front of a statue, then spoke to the air in a mysterious way. He then smashed his forehead with a palm and committed suicide."

When Feng Huazi heard this, his expression changed instantly, "Are you serious?"

Lu San nodded, "These two little guys wanted to come out in the middle of the night to steal the tribute, but they held back when they saw someone. They saw it clearly."

"Not long after Feng Lingzi committed suicide, another person entered the hall, dragged the body away, put on a human skin mask, disguised himself as Feng Lingzi, and stole things."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and squeaked twice.

A mouse was trembling all over and moved to a statue. When Lu San saw it, he was a little surprised.

"This is the statue that Feng Lingzi is looking at!"

"Why is it him?!"

This time, even Li Yan was a little confused.

The statue pointed out by the mouse was not "Mrs. Fan" but her husband "Liu Gang"!
Is there a hidden secret in it?

Li Yan turned around and looked at the Taoists outside the temple, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Lu San, the magical powers in the temple are suppressed, but the rat has a keen sense of smell. Let it see if the person who moved Feng Lingzi's body is here?"

No matter what conspiracy the other party has,
Once the person is found, the truth will come out!

Lu San nodded, picked up the two mice, and walked towards the Taoists outside the hall.

Li Yan was not polite either. He drew out the Dust-Breaking Sword with a clang and followed behind Lu San to protect him.

The Taoists outside the hall all looked nervous.

They looked at each other with some wariness in their eyes.

Especially that Feng Gangzi, there was a circle of empty space around him.

The strange thing was that when Lu San carried the mouse around one by one, he didn't see anything unusual, and it only squeaked twice at the end.

"That person is not here." Lu San shook his head slightly.

Feng Gangzi finally spoke at this time, his eyes were somewhat lonely, he bowed and clasped his fists towards Feng Huazi and said: "Master, although this disciple is incompetent, I dare not associate with evil spirits. Please punish me, Master."

Feng Huazi said in a deep voice: "We'll talk about this later."

Although his expression was stern, guilt was evident in his eyes.

As for Li Yan, he came before the two statues, deep in thought.

"Liu Gang" wears a Jinxian crown, a light red robe, a cross collar and right lapel, and a green ribbon, dressed like an official of the Han Dynasty.

"Mrs. Fan" wore a light blue plain dress and a high bun with a cloud-like hairpin.

Both of them had extraordinary bearing and stood on the left side of Ge Xianweng.

Li Yan seemed to be thinking about something. Could it be that the one behind the scenes was not "Mrs. Fan" but her husband "Liu Gang"?
The other party is in the mountain, and has obviously been lurking for a long time...

Thinking of this, Li Yan said again: "Brother Lu, quickly ask them if they know where Feng Lingzi's body was moved to?"

Lu San lowered his head and asked a few questions, pointing to the northwest, "I only know that we went to that place and entered the forest."

Feng Huazi was stunned, "That is the Taoist's mausoleum..."

……

The green shade is dense and the vegetation is lush.

Half of the cliff is exposed, and densely packed tombs are arranged in order. Some have just vertical tombstones, while others have flower archways.

The further you go in, the older the tombstones become.

There are no evil things in the place where Taoist priests are buried, but the environment is gloomy and the surrounding forests are deep and the birds are quiet. "Taoists from all generations are buried here."

Feng Huazi looked around and frowned, saying, "To hide the body here, he must be very familiar with the Taoist temple."

There was no magical power to suppress him here, so Li Yan directly pinched the spell, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but twitching his eyelids.

Enduring the stench of corpses, Li Yan picked up a few wooden sticks from the ground and stuck them in front of several tombstones one by one. He said, "Senior Feng Huazi, these tombs are all empty!"

"what?!"

Feng Huazi quickly pinched the Yang Jue, his eyes suddenly gleamed with brilliance, and then his face became extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Come here, dig up all these tombs!"

The Taoist temple disciples worked quickly and soon dug up several tombs and opened the coffin lids that were not nailed shut one by one.

"empty!"

"empty!"

"This one is empty too!"

Their voices trembled and their faces were pale.

At this point, it’s still unclear what happened.

There is indeed a demon hidden in the Taoist temple.

And there’s more than one!
They have all faked their deaths and no one knows where they have gone.

Even Feng Huazi was in a state of panic at this moment, muttering, "How could this happen... I clearly checked it."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Besides these few, who else died last year?"

"And Senior Brother Gu Linzi!"

A Taoist pointed to a tombstone with no stick in front of it.

Feng Huazi gritted his teeth and said, "What are you waiting for? Dig!"

At the command, the Taoist temple disciples hurriedly dug up the tomb. Similarly, the coffin lid inside was not nailed shut.

Inside lay a Taoist priest, his body already decayed, his forehead shattered, his clothes in disarray, and emitting a strong corpse stench.

"It's Senior Brother Feng Lingzi! Woo woo~"

The Taoist boy immediately started crying when he saw this.

Feng Huazi's face looked much older at this moment, and his lips were a little pale. "It's all my fault."

"It's useless to talk about this."

Li Yan looked around and said in a cold voice: "All disciples of Taixuan Orthodox Sect have been disciples since childhood. They must have been seduced halfway through. They threw away their bright future and embarked on the path of evil."

"What is it that is so tempting?"

The Taoists looked at each other, at a loss.

"I remembered!"

One of the young Taoists said in a trembling voice: "Before Junior Brother Feng Luzi fell ill and died, he said something inexplicably."

"There really are immortals in this world!"

…………

"Everyone, you are all here."

Feng Huazi brought over a few old books and said in a deep voice, "The records about Liu Gang and Madam Fan are all in the books."

"I just checked. These have been read recently. The person who borrowed the books and left his name is Feng Lingzi!"

Li Yan took the book and flipped through it while asking, "Senior, please forgive me for being so nosy. I really have many questions in my mind."

"Such a big thing happened in Dangyang County, why are you indifferent?"

"Also, what secrets does Dangyang hide that attract so many evil spirits to spy on it?"

Feng Huazi was silent for a moment, and did not rush to answer. Instead, he said, "I already know about the Earth Immortal Cave you mentioned."

As he said this, his face turned bitter, "Since you are a living ghost messenger, there is no need to hide some things."

"When I was still young, I was also shocked when I learned about the Earth Immortal Cave. I quickly asked my master about it. After all, Madam Fan was still enshrined in the temple."

"Master said that in the past, the King of Huainan ascended to heaven with his chickens and dogs, but that was just nonsense. Throughout history, there have been very few people who have been able to successfully ascend to the gods."

"Ge Xianweng naturally became successful, and even blessed his descendants, so that Ge Baopu was also known as the 'Little Xianweng'. It was only because Liu Gang and his wife had followed the Xianweng that they were written into the 'Biography of Immortals'..."

Li Yan seemed to be thinking about something and nodded slightly.

He only figured this out after he went up the mountain.

The deity enshrined in the Zigai Cave is Ge Xuan, a disciple of Zuo Ci. He was good at using talismans to cure diseases. People respect him as "Taiji Immortal Lord". He is also the founder of the Taixuan Orthodox Gezhao Sect.

The person who wrote "Biographies of Immortals" was Ge Hong or Ge Baopu.

Perhaps out of nostalgia, these people were written into the "Biographies of Immortals", but it is obvious that their Taoism is not enough to become immortals.

Feng Huazi continued, "In fact, Liu Gang and his wife have not become immortals, and they are not disciples of Ge Xianweng. Their master is a mysterious master named Bai Daoren."

"Moreover, according to the secret history in the book, Liu Gang was once a living ghost messenger. The couple worked together to suppress and kill many monsters and demons."

"Ge Xianweng became Zuo Ci's apprentice and passed on his teachings to Zheng Yin, who then accepted Ge Baopu as his apprentice. Liu Gang also passed down some secret techniques, which were acquired by Zheng Yin and passed on to Ge Baopu. The most famous one is Baopu's mountaineering technique."

That's it!

Li Yan suddenly realized.

"Baopu Mountaineering Technique" was originally "Beidi Mountaineering Technique". It has no specific requirements and anyone in the Taoist sect can learn it.

It turns out that this technique has its origin here!

At the same time, a chill rose in his heart.

That Liu Gang also practiced the "Beidi Sutra"!
Thinking back to his cheap master "Gou Chengshan", who had gone through untold hardships to obtain the "Beidi Sutra" and "Luofeng Sutra" from the underworld, but due to his poor aptitude, he only cultivated to the third level and died after building the first palace.

Liu Gang was also a deity. Although he did not succeed, his level of Taoism must be higher.

Feng Huazi shook his head and said, "I think Young Master Li has already guessed that this couple are both prisoners from the underworld who have returned to the living."

"Mrs. Fan appeared twice in the human world."

"One is that during the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, she appeared as 'Xiang Ao', killed a white turtle in Dongting Lake, saved countless people, and accepted many disciples. The most famous one was a woman named 'Xiaoyao'..."

"Second, during the Changqing period, the scholar Pei Hang failed the imperial examination and met Madam Fan on a boat. Seeing her stunning appearance, he asked his maid Niaoyan to help pass a poem to her."

"Mrs. Fan gave her a poem in return, saying, 'One sip of the sweet wine brings about a hundred emotions, and when the black frost is crushed, the clouds are revealed. The Blue Bridge is the immortal cave, so why go to the Jade Pure Land through the rugged terrain?' Then she left, saying that she was going to the mountains to say goodbye to her husband."

"Later, Pei Hang met Yunying and married her after many hardships. It was at the wedding that he learned of Mrs. Fan's true identity."

"This incident was recorded in Tang Dynasty legends. 'Lanqiao Pounding Medicine' and 'Xuan Shuang Pounding All' originated from this. The play 'Lanqiao Ji' is still performed by opera troupes all over China."

After hearing this, everyone was shocked.

I didn't expect there were so many twists and turns and secrets.

Feng Huazi sighed, "This couple is very skilled in Taoism. They were able to escape from the underworld and live freely for many years. How could they be easily provoked?"

"There is also the Earth Immortal Cave, which is suspected to have been built by Madam Fan's disciple Xiaoyao. Moreover, the powerful alchemist Yu Ji was also in Jingzhou at that time. Ge Xianweng obtained the secret book of alchemists from the Qin and Han dynasties from him."

"The couple learned some of the techniques and used them in the Earthly Immortal Cave. They passed them down in secret and never showed them to the world."

"Ge Baopu's "Immortal Classic" says that the superior person raises his body into the sky, which is called the celestial immortal. The middle person travels in famous mountains, which is called the earthly immortal. The inferior person dies first and then sheds his body, which is called the corpse immortal."

"The name of this cave is enough to prove the ambition and ability of this couple. No one who enters it will return alive."

"So my master told me that as long as they don't cause trouble, I should never provoke them..."

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