Knife splashing

Chapter 421 The Secret of Wushan
"Who the hell are you?!"

A woman shouted, her eyes full of vigilance.

Although the others didn't speak and their faces were covered with white veils, they looked even more murderous.

Outside the hall, dense insects have emerged from the flower beds and brick cracks. They are as small as sesame seeds and jump around at a very fast speed...

On the beam inside the house, a dark, horned snake emerged from the darkness, spitting out its tongue...

The entire mansion was instantly filled with murderous intent.

Wow!
Sharifei stood up suddenly, took out two guns from his arms, pointed them at the women, and cursed, "You cowards, you are all dogs, you turn against me so easily..."

Wu Ba also hurriedly stood up, picked up the axe, and stuffed a chicken leg into his mouth...

Lu San's face was indifferent, and he was secretly practicing some magic spells.

Wang Daoxuan sighed and touched the right side of his saddlebag. There was nothing there, only a small pottery jar containing a "black stain"...

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

"Woo~"

The crying sounds came from the two little girls, Wu Chaoyun and Wu Xingyu. They were a little overwhelmed and started crying.

The crying interrupted the tense atmosphere.

The old lady Bai Huan sighed, "I said that the child's return was strange, and there was also the 'guest in the fog' blocking the way..."

"Let's be frank. Were you also invited by the Salt Gang?"

"Salt Gang?"

When Li Yan heard this, he knew there was a misunderstanding. He raised his hand and asked everyone to put down their weapons. "I have nothing to do with the Salt Gang."

The old woman said in a deep voice: "Then how did you know this?"

Li Yan replied: "I have another identity, a living ghost messenger..."

"Oh?"

The old lady Bai Huan's pupils shrank slightly. She was silent for a moment, then asked, "Since you are a living ghost messenger, do you have a warrant?"

Li Yan took out the certificate without saying anything and indicated it.

The old woman heaved a sigh of relief and raised her hand, saying, "All of you go down, it's a misunderstanding."

"Yes, Master."

Although the women were a little confused, they left obediently.

At the banquet, only the old woman, two little girls, and Long Yaner from the Gu Cult were left.

"It turns out to be a living ghost..."

The old woman nodded and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry. The Salt Gang is really ruthless and pervasive. They have made us feel like enemies on every corner."

Li Yan said thoughtfully: "I haven't told you the reason yet, why do you know that the living Yin Messenger is related to the divine Gang?"

The old woman said calmly: "Young man, you have caught the escaping evil spirit before. To be honest, one of my ancestors also became a living ghost messenger by chance."

"Not only that, just last year, I also helped a fellow Taoist catch a demonic energy near Wuxi. So I know a little bit about some things."

"Oh?"

Although it was expected, Li Yan still felt happy.

In the Conferred Gods Battle, seventy-two demon lords were suppressed, leaving behind an evil magic of immortality, like a huge thunder that could explode at any time.

Although Li Yan is not the kind of person who would take the initiative to shoulder the responsibilities if the sky falls, this thing still weighs on his mind and makes him feel uncomfortable.

It turns out that I am not the only one in this world!
"Where is that senior?"

Li Yan asked quickly.

To be able to call this old lady a fellow Taoist, he must be quite old.

Bai Huan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The living ghost messengers are those who roam the underworld, and many of them have evil intentions. I cannot reveal the name of that fellow Taoist."

"understand."

Li Yan nodded and stopped asking about it.

He has no sect or school, no inheritance, and the only thing left of the lineage that obtained the Gou Die is an old woman who is waiting to die, which is no different from being extinct.

Revealing your identity brings a lot of convenience.

But at the same time, there are also major hidden dangers.

If he had known this, he would not have said it at all, so he changed the subject and asked, "What exactly is the Shengang? Is the Salt Gang also plotting this thing?"

Bai Huan sighed, "Since you are a living ghost messenger, you will eventually know about this matter in the future. I'm telling you so that you can be on guard."

"Between heaven and earth, there are two kinds of Qi, Gang and Sha. They are vague and insubstantial, with myriad changes, without sadness or joy, without good or evil."

"Famous mountains and rivers gather innate qi, which can be a blessed place. Dark and gloomy places gather innate evil qi, which can be a dangerous place. There are thousands of mysterious sects, but the magic can't escape the changes of these two qi."

"The so-called divine energy is the energy gathered by the gods."

"In ancient times, wherever there was a mountain or a river, there would be a god, breathing in and out yin and yang, calling the wind and rain, gathering the divine energy and displaying great magical powers..."

"After that, the world changed again and again, and the wild and prosperous scene was no longer there. After the deification, there were fewer and fewer people who could gather the divine energy. Those blessed places with incense and offerings for thousands of years might have a chance..."

"In addition, there are some gods that were created after the Conferred Gods, such as the Eight Gods of Qi and the Ten Gods of Chu, but they also disappeared with the changes in human nature."

"The greatest function of the divine power is that it can enhance magical powers, remove the six yang roots, and even condense other magical powers."

When Li Yan heard this, his pupils suddenly shrank.

No wonder some divine energy could be absorbed from the phoenix gold ornaments. It turned out to be the condensation of the Ten Gods of Chu.

No wonder, for such a great merit in capturing the evil spirit, the divine power would be used as a reward. This thing totally deserves it.

Thinking of this, a trace of doubt rose in his heart again, "I have tried it before, but the divine power cannot be absorbed by Yang Liugen."

“That’s because you don’t know the method.”

The old woman shook her head and said, "The divine energy is gathered by the gods. Although we are cultivators, we are just ordinary people. Even ordinary evil energy can sometimes backfire, let alone the divine energy."

"So, even if they know the method, few people dare to try it. Only those with a resolute mind are willing to take the risk..."

"I see."

Li Yan nodded slightly, and his doubts were finally resolved.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Why does the Salt Gang want to seize the Shengang? Senior, do you need us to help?"

After learning about his identity as a ghost messenger, the old woman told him everything she knew. As the leader of a faction, he would not be so reckless and must have other intentions.

"The Salt Gang's goal is not to obtain the divine power..."

The old woman was silent for a moment, then looked at Wu Chaoyun and Wu Xingyu beside her, her eyes full of heartache, "My two granddaughters have such a miserable life..."

This made no sense, and made Li Yan even more confused.

"There's nothing bad to say."

Long Yan'er, who was standing next to her, suddenly spoke up, "Mother-in-law, it's not easy to say it. As an outsider, I don't have such scruples."

"I'm from the Gu Cult. My eldest brother is called Wu Haishan. He came here to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday, and ended up falling in love with Bai Gu, Chao Yunxingyu's mother."

"The two of them traveled to Wushan together, and were tricked into having sex on the Goddess Peak, where they became pregnant with these two children."

"It was originally a good thing, and the two religions were considered to be happily married. However, when the children were just one month old, someone came down the mountain and gave them the names Chaoyun Xingyu, and sent them to the mountain to practice hard when they were seven years old." "In the morning, they are Chaoyun, and in the evening, they are Xingyu. The goddess of Wushan helped Dayu control the floods, and she has become a deity on earth. She has not appeared in the world for thousands of years. Someone is unwilling to give up and wants to use these two children to make the goddess reappear in the world..."

"Originally, my eldest brother and mother-in-law secretly discussed that after he inherited the position of leader, he would secretly take the child away."

"Who knew that there was a problem over there? The Yang family of Bozhou was playing tricks and helped others to seize the position of the leader. They also killed my senior brother and made me the saint. I had no choice but to escape."

Sharifei was surprised and asked, "Isn't it good to be a saint?"

Long Yaner sneered, "Have you heard of the 'Fallen Flower Cave Girl'? The Saint is the 'Fallen Flower Cave Girl' of the Gu Cult. If you marry the Gu Cave God, your life will be worse than death. How about you become one?"

"Some cave gods don't care about gender, they like people like you the most..."

"No, no, no."

Sharifi shrank his neck and said, "Old Sha, I don't have that hobby."

The two of them were joking around, and the atmosphere became a little more relaxed.

The old woman Bai Huan sighed, "The child's biological father is dead, and there is no way out. My daughter went up the mountain to ask for help on a stormy day, but unfortunately she never came back."

"The Siming Society is actually divided into internal and external parties. No one bothers my Bai family in Dachang City because of the people in the mountains. Now that we have offended them, they will no longer protect us."

"Wushan blocked the Yangtze River and separated Ezhou from the Xuanmen in Shuzhong. The reason why it was handled safely is that since ancient times, countless outer sect masters have gathered to practice in seclusion. Once the Xuanmen intervenes, they will unite to fight against it."

"I don't know the real purpose of the Salt Gang, but the two granddaughters have divine power. They have kidnapped people, but they didn't do anything. Instead, they sent them to the cursed land of the Salt Water Tribe. I'm afraid they have other intentions."

Li Yan frowned slightly, "Senior, do you have any idea?"

The old woman shook her head and said, "The Yanshui tribe is also very old. Back then, Linjun shot and killed the Yanshui goddess. Although the Ba people later revered her as Niangniang Deji and many of them were assimilated into the Ba country, there is still a tribe that holds resentment."

"The Yanshui tribe was actually a vassal state of the ancient Wuxiang Kingdom. Among the ten witches, they were descendants of Wu Peng. They originally hoped for revenge, but they did not expect the Ba people to rise, and even the Wuxiang Kingdom declined because of it."

"In desperation, they cast a vicious witchcraft, which turned into a curse. They have been hovering here for generations, and are known as the 'Mist Dwellers'."

"Originally, they were suppressed by Yunling Temple, but someone on the mountain was causing trouble. They didn't want to confront the Xuanmen Orthodox Sect head-on, so they led the rebels to destroy the temple, and the 'guest in the fog' fled."

"The Salt Gang's plan is likely related to the Ten Witches..."

"Could it be the elixir of immortality?"

Wang Daoxuan asked in a lost voice.

The most famous thing about the legend of the Ten Witches is the elixir of immortality, and they are also subordinates of another great god, the Queen Mother of the West.

"I don't know either."

The old woman Bai Huan shook her head and continued, "On Wushan Mountain, there are masters living in seclusion on all the twelve peaks. We have lost our protection, and there are people behind the Salt Gang who are directing us, so they dare to be so arrogant and forceful."

Now, everything is finally clear.

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "I wonder what the senior needs us to do?"

Bai Huan's eyes became firm, "My Bai family has been offering sacrifices to you for generations, but the people on the mountain are still so determined, so we have no choice but to leave."

"To be honest, I have an old acquaintance with a Taoist friend from Mount Qingcheng. I have secretly sent someone to ask for help. Mount Qingcheng has agreed to let us stay at the foot of the mountain and accept their protection."

"But the journey will be difficult and dangerous. We dare not make it public and secretly invite some experts to escort us, but the Salt Gang is rich and these people have been bribed, so they all refused."

"Since you are all immortals, I wonder if you are willing to take on this job?"

As if she was afraid that they would disagree, the old woman continued, "If this can be successful, I am willing to obey my superiors and find a secret treasure in Bashu. It is a small cave cellar. The location is secret and unknown to outsiders."

"As long as we reach Qingcheng Mountain, someone will pick us up."

"Oh?"

Li Yan pondered for a moment, looked at the others, and seeing that no one objected, he nodded and said, "Deal!"

Qingcheng Mountain is about to open a huge secret cellar, and it is extremely high-end.

They have also seen the situation on Mount Huashan.

Those secret treasures, if purchased with silver, have long been inflated in value. Without the support of a sect's magic lineage, ordinary cultivators can only stay away from them.

The best way is to barter.

If you can get a batch of secret treasures, you will be eligible for exchange.

The old woman's eyes lightened slightly when she heard this, and then she said, "But before we leave, we still have to go up the mountain."

"The two children's fate cards have been seized by the people on the mountain. If we leave Wushan, they will be cursed and harmed, so we must take them out first."

Wang Daoxuan frowned when he heard this, "Forgive me for being so nosy, but I'm afraid we can't handle the people on the mountain."

There are some things that Li Yan did not hide.

There are hidden immortals in the orthodox Xuanmen sect. One reason is that they are protected by the mountain gate, and the other is that they are the foundation of the mountain gate and are not visible to the world. These people are called "hidden immortals."

There are also some outer sect earth immortals, who are both good and evil, and also hide in the deep mountains and old forests. They are called "mountain immortals."

Most of those on Wushan Mountain are "mountain fairies".

"Hahaha…"

Long Yaner smiled, "You don't understand this. As the saying goes, there is always someone stronger than you. If it weren't for the people on the mountain making trouble and backing us up, we would have left long ago."

"But this young man is a living ghost messenger. If he reveals his identity and walks up the mountain, those people will have to hide tightly!"

The old lady Bai Huan also nodded and said solemnly: "What I am worried about is these 'mountain fairies'. As long as Young Master Li can suppress them, the rest depends on my methods!"

As he spoke, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

Li Yan believed this.

The old lady Bai Huan, although she speaks politely, is actually as good as the master of Yulongzi of Wulong Palace. She also has strange witchcraft and is good at the art of insect poison.

If there is no higher power to stop us, we have nothing to fear.

Thinking of this, Li Yan nodded and said, "Since you have made a decision, you obviously have a plan. Can you tell me about it?"

The old woman replied, "In two days, there will be heavy clouds and rain. Every year at this time, we will go up the mountain to worship and offer sacrifices to the Wushan Goddess. People in the sect will also seek opportunities at the Goddess Peak."

"You can all follow me then, and by the way, let this young man find an opportunity. The people on the mountain will definitely bow their heads to me."

"I don't want to do anything extreme. When the time comes, you just need to reveal your identity and they will retreat. Someone will make arrangements at the foot of the mountain. After we get the life tablet back, we will leave Wushan immediately and head to Shuzhong!"

"it is good!"

Li Yan nodded in agreement.

The old woman's arrangement was perfect, and he couldn't think of a better way.

The so-called "mountain fairy" was nothing but a conspiracy to him, and he had found another one on Mount Xian.

However, some things should not be done too decisively. For example, when he went to Wudang Mountain, he pretended to be confused. Even if Gou Die had any reaction, he pretended not to notice it.

If you get mad, the worst that can happen is that you'll sweep away Wushan!

…………

For the next two days, everyone stayed in Dachang.

With sufficient nourishment from the "Wushan Magic Tea", Lu San's injuries quickly improved.

Meanwhile, the people of the Siming Society were also busy making preparations in secret.

They have been in Dachang for many years, so naturally they have left behind many hidden tricks.

Finally, after three days of cloudy weather, thunderclouds gathered in the sky and there were signs of rain...

　Second update in the afternoon
　　
　
(End of this chapter)