Knife splashing

Chapter 340 The Lower Bound
"Flying Wood Magpie?"

Lu San frowned, his face full of confusion.

He grew up with the village guards, and later wandered around the world. He could read a little, but he had not read many books.

Naturally, he was not aware of this allusion.

Li Yan stroked the hard cane. "This thing is recorded in Mozi. Lu Ban carved bamboo and wood into a magpie, which could fly for three days without falling to the ground. It is said that Mozi also debated with him and stopped Chu from attacking Song."

"It's this thing. It's a little different from what I thought."

He originally thought it was something like an airplane, but he didn't expect it to be a hot air balloon. After it was lit and flew into the air, it really looked like a torch.

Lu San had no interest in these stories. He looked at the sky and frowned, "The rain is about to stop. Can this thing take us away?"

"Try it."

As Li Yan spoke, he directly opened the door on the side of the rattan wooden lattice and took Lu San in.

This black bamboo vine should also be some kind of spiritual material. I don’t know how it has been processed, but it is extremely tough and light.

The rattan is woven into a pavilion-like shape, about the same size as a gazebo.

It was also covered with mud and sand, and there were two corpses lying there, piercing each other with long swords and sharp swords, and died together.

Li Yan didn't bother to respond and just looked up.

Whatever the principle of this thing is, it must be ignited from above.

Sure enough, there was a circular gap on the top, and a copper basin was hung by several bronze chains, which was also full of mud and sand.

Without bothering to explain, Li Yan jumped up, grabbed the edge of the basin with one hand, and carefully cleaned the mud and sand in the copper basin with the other hand.

As the mud and sand were pushed aside, a strange fragrance wafted into the air.

Beneath the mud and sand is a layer of white solid paste. After so many years, its color is still snow-white and looks like some kind of paraffin.

And in the center, there is a strange copper column with dense holes all over it and woolen thread stuffed inside, which should be the fire core.

"Do you have any fire sticks?" Li Yan asked with his head down.

After being buried in the lake for so long, he didn't know if it could still be used, but he had to give it a try first.

"Have."

Lu San quickly took out a lighter from his waist and handed it over.

Li blew the fire stick to light it, and carefully pointed it at the copper core.

However, the wool inside had been soaked for too long, and no matter how hard he blew, he could not light it.

Just then, the heavy rain outside was getting lighter and lighter.

It looks like it's about to stop.

Rumble!
The ground began to shake.

Lu San suddenly felt dizzy and had tinnitus, and all kinds of shrill sounds. Even without activating his supernatural powers, he could hear them clearly.

"Hurry, the ghost town is sinking!"

At the same time, on the stage on the bank of Shenjiabao.

Although the actors in the troupe were still performing hard, their faces were pale, their foreheads were blue, and their eyebrows and beards were all covered with white frost.

The yin energy here is so dense that it can be called a den of ghosts.

They are just ordinary people. It is not easy for them to hold on until now. They are holding on with just one breath, and their bodies are already trembling.

Call ~
At this moment, strong winds were howling around.

The troupe's gongs and drums suddenly started to clang and bang by themselves, scaring the troupe's musicians so much that they froze all over and dared not move.

Fortunately, the thick fog below quickly receded, and the densely packed figures also disappeared in large numbers.

In just a few breaths, the thick fog disappeared, the air around suddenly became fresh, and the chirping of insects could be faintly heard.

The heavy rain stopped without me noticing.

Everyone in the troupe breathed a sigh of relief, but they still didn't dare to break the rules. They bowed obediently, rang the gong, and then fell to the ground with weak legs after leaving the stage, hugging each other and crying.

They will never forget the experience of tonight.

However, Wang Daoxuan, who was sitting in the audience, was so pale that he did not even bother to pack up his magic coins. He hurriedly jumped out of the protective formation and ran to the lake to watch.

All I saw was thick fog and will-o'-the-wisp fire, shrinking towards the center.

"Oops!"

Wang Daoxuan was extremely anxious, but he didn't know what to do.

On the other side, there was even more noise in the ghost town.

The ground rumbled and began to slowly sink. Lake water spread from all directions and soon submerged the feet.

At the same time, figures appeared on the street, both men and women, old and young, all covered in mud and with pale faces.

Li Yan and Lu San are living people, but in the eyes of these wronged souls and evil spirits, they are no different from furnaces.

The warm yang energy attracted them to get closer.

"It's too late, let's go!"

Even though Lu San was calm, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

At this moment, Li Yan had an idea and quickly took out a magazine, removed the iron ball oil paper, and poured all the gunpowder onto the copper core.

boom!
As soon as the fire was lit, flames and thick smoke exploded.

Li Yan was nearly sprayed in the face and quickly dodged it. When he turned his head again, he saw that the copper core was already emitting flames.

Moreover, the flames passed through those honeycomb-like holes and sprayed in a twisted shape, but the white paraffin-like substance around them did not melt.

Call ~
The hot air swelled, and the skin on top first stood up, and then began to expand, getting bigger and bigger, like a huge lantern.

"Quick, clear out the things that are in the way."

Li Yan jumped down and kicked away the two pieces of debris entangled on the ground. Lu San, regardless of the dirt, stretched out his hand to push the mud and sand out.

And countless ghosts around were roaring towards them.

"Nuo Gao, three stars on the left, three prisons on the right, the sky and the earth are turned upside down, all nine roads are blocked... Hurry up and obey the order!"

Li Yan had already seized the Divine Tiger Order and used the Northern Emperor's protective spell.

"Roar!"

There was a roar of a tiger and a strong wind blew around. Some of the ghosts and evil spirits that rushed up were scared to death, while others became drowsy and ran around everywhere.

As Li Yan's Taoism improved, the power of the protective spell also increased greatly.

However, his magic tricks alarmed the ghost town.

Outside the city wall, corpses were seen breaking out of the water, with long tentacles attached to their backs, like jellyfish, rushing towards them from all directions.

Only then did Lu San realize that what Li Yan said was true.

If they had just left the city, they would probably have been entangled by this thing immediately, and would be at a disadvantage whether their ship sank or they swam in the water.

At the same time, the airbag above is getting bigger and bigger.

Finally, the two of them felt their feet sink, and the entire attic woven with black vines began to slowly rise.

And those tentacles are already whistling towards us.

"Sit tight!"

Li Yan let out a low shout, and suddenly jumped out of the rattan pavilion, climbed the rattan window with his right hand, and raised his left hand.

Clang!
A soul-breaking flying knife whizzed out from his waist.

Under the control of the soul-catching rope, the flying knife made a shrill sound and directly cut off several tentacles, and fell to the ground along with the corpse in front.

His flying knife had the power to cut off souls. All the tentacles that were cut off and fell to the ground twisted wildly and gradually became motionless.

boom!
Lu San also opened fire suddenly.

Flames splashed in front of the bone, directly breaking several tentacles.

In this short period of time, the vine pavilion flew higher and higher. After rising dozens of meters, the tentacles could no longer reach them. Looking down from the sky, the scene in front of them was even more shocking.

With the ruins of Gaochang County as the center, the surrounding area is densely covered with tentacles, like a large sea anemone.

As the heavy rain stopped, Gaochang City was sinking rapidly, and the ghosts and evil spirits in the city stopped chasing and all raised their heads.

Pale faces and black eyes were gradually swallowed by the lake, and the thick fog on the lake also dissipated.

Lu San and Li Yan looked at each other and both breathed a sigh of relief.

By the lake, Wang Daoxuan, the troupe members, and Wu Ba were all staring at the sky in amazement.

The lantern-like torch was particularly bright in the night sky.

Looking from a high place, the night wind blew, and the hair on Li Yan's head fluttered. Even though he was covered in mud and looked a little disheveled, he felt extremely refreshed and laughed heartily.

As for Lu San, he was clinging to the window, his legs feeling a little weak.

He finally understood Wu Ba's feelings.

"Stop laughing!"

Lu San was tense and said with difficulty: "How should we get down?"

Li Yan was stunned. "Ah, I don't know."

Lu San: “…”

…………

In Jiangxia, there is a wide river.

This river is called Jinshui River. It passes through Jiangxia and reaches Xianning and Chibi. It has been a strategic route since ancient times and is well connected. During the Battle of Chibi, the Eastern Wu navy practiced ambushes here.

On the river, a Jiujiang boat was moving rapidly.

The boat was densely packed with garrison soldiers, all wearing armor, holding swords and guns, with sharp eyes, scanning the surroundings.

"The rain has stopped!"

Salifei walked out of the boathouse with worry in his eyes.

Behind him, there were not only martial monks from the Law Enforcement Hall such as Chengjue, but also an old monk with a white beard, who was one of the monks Li Yan had met in Baotong Zen Temple.

The old monk's Buddhist name is Tong Huan, and he came here specifically to deal with this matter.

His face also looked bad at this moment. He couldn't help but pick up the thangka and look at it. A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

This thangka was found on the foreign monk Li Yan.

There are two gods painted on it, both with ghost faces and fangs, their bodies are pitch black, and their six arms each hold a magical weapon, entangled with each other.

Seeing this, Sharifei quickly asked, "Master, is it really that troublesome?"

"Ah."

The old monk sighed, shook his head and said, "The person you met is from a rare school of Tibetan Buddhism called 'Vajrayogini'."

"This sect had already defected to the Golden Horde during the previous dynasty. Due to a sectarian dispute, the then Golden Horde state master, Bashiba, could not tolerate them and ordered a hunt and killing."

"In order to protect themselves, they joined the Shamanism and sought refuge. After the fall of the Golden Horde, they have been secretly sowing discord and inciting rebellion in Tibet."

"The letter mentioned a piece of news. Some of the remnants of the Golden Horde have entered the Rakshasa Kingdom and have already gained power. This time he sneaked in to persuade the Maitreya Sect to join forces with them to do something big."

"On this thangka, there are two gods, named Ghost-faced Dakini and Dark Devi. In their teachings, Dakini is a female bodhisattva, a messenger between mortals and Buddhas and bodhisattvas..."

The old monk spoke cryptically, but Sharifei understood something. "They want to bring someone back to life?"

The old monk was stunned. "I forgot that you and Mr. Li have a close relationship, but this matter is more troublesome than returning to the living."

"It's the lower world!"

"The letter said that the Ghost-faced Dakini and Krishna Vidyaraja have condensed a divine fetus, and they will descend to the human world in this way."

"This method is similar to reincarnation. During the Daxing period of the previous dynasty, there were people from the 'Vajrayogini' sect who brought a divine fetus into Ezhou, hoping to use the special terrain of Liangzi Lake to nurture the divine fetus."

"Fortunately, before their plan could succeed, the Golden Horde was destroyed by the Great Xuan Dynasty, and the remnants were scattered."

"These people are still ruthless and want to have Black Heavenly King reincarnate into the palace of Prince Daxuan and become the leader of the Maitreya Sect to overthrow the court."

"Netherworld?"

Sharifei was a little confused, "God?"

The old monk shook his head and said, "All sects in Shenzhou are bound by the Heavenly Law. No matter if they are gods or Buddhas, they are all forbidden to go to the lower world and even communicate with mortals. Those who violate the law will suffer disasters."

"But if they dare to do this, they must have made some preparations. No matter who this Dark Lord is, we cannot let him succeed!"

He seemed to have said a lot, but in fact he hid more.

The original Bon religion, like shamanism and witchcraft, has an ancient origin. Later, with the rise of the Zhangzhung Dynasty in Tibet, the wizards scattered across the country were gathered together to form the Bon religion.

Later, Bon religion became powerful and there was endless struggle between theocracy and royal power. After Songtsen Gampo unified Tibet, he introduced Buddhism as a check and balance, and then the dispute between Buddhism and Bon arose again. The two merged again to form Tibetan Buddhism.

It was not until the Golden Horde period, when the Liangzhou Alliance was held and Ba Siba became the imperial teacher, that this long-lasting struggle came to an end.

The "Dakini Sect" is actually based on the original Bon religion and Tibetan Buddhism, and it worships some ancient gods in Tibet.

This Krishna Vidyaraja is most likely a deity from ancient times.

Or maybe he is a person who has successfully ascended to godhood...

…………

Water God Temple near Shenjiaba.

The underground cave was brightly lit by candlelight.

Several old men were bowing down to the black Maitreya Buddha statue. In front of them were densely packed lotus lanterns, surrounding them in a circular shape.

"Wow~Wow~"

The sound of a baby crying continued.

But in the center of the lotus lantern, there was a cute little child, wrapped in yellow silk, with blood-colored talismans painted all over his body.

Call ~
Just as Li Yan was riding on the flying wooden magpie to escape, a strong wind suddenly blew around, causing the candlelight in the cave to flicker.

"Master Bai and the others have taken action!"

An old man's eyes were full of excitement, and he couldn't help laughing and said, "That foreign monk is also stupid. With the divine fetus, we can just let the Ming King Chen Youliang return to life."

"Yes."

Another old man also sneered: "Their so-called Black Heaven Ming Wang is just a foreign god. How can he be qualified to lead our Maitreya Sect? It's a pity that the foreign monk escaped..."

The old man in the lead said in a deep voice: "Stop talking and concentrate. After this incident, we will definitely be exposed. Then we will take King Ming away from Ezhou and wait for the opportunity."

As they were talking, the cold wind in the cave was getting stronger and stronger.

Visible black fog emerged from the ground and vaguely formed the shape of a human face, roaring ferociously and flying towards the baby.

But just when the old men were excited, their faces suddenly changed, blood spurted out of their mouths, and they fell to the ground. Their skin quickly turned black, and blood came out of all their orifices.

"Someone poisoned me!"

Under their horrified gazes, one of the old men quickly stood up, jumped to the center of the lotus lantern, took out a red bead from his arms, placed it on the baby's forehead, and bit his fingertips to draw a few talismans.

"Roar!"

Black fog rolled on the ground, and the newly formed human-faced smoke quickly dissipated.

At the same time, specks of spiritual light appeared out of nowhere, falling vertically on the baby, and a rich aroma of ghee floated in the air.

"Elder Wang, you..."

The eyes of several old men were filled with disbelief.

The old man glanced at them and said with a complicated look, "Everyone, my original name is Burgud, and I am a Dark Eagle Guard of the Golden Horde Wolf Nation. I am sorry for all these years."

After saying this, he began to kowtow to the baby continuously.

The baby stopped crying, his face became gloomy, and his eyes gradually turned pitch black...

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