Knife splashing

Chapter 423: Opportunity at Goddess Peak

Good guy!
Li Yan was indeed a little surprised.

Of course, he already knew the name of Wushan.

Across the Three Gorges, many independent cultivators gathered together, which was equivalent to cutting off the luck of the orthodox Xuanmen sect, making it difficult for the two states of Shu and E to unite as one.

The reasons are very complicated.

Some Dharma lineages did not want to see the orthodox religion gain more power, so they also secretly supported it.

But I didn't expect to meet one just as I got up the mountain.

However, Li Yan did not rush to take action.

After all, their main mission on this trip up the mountain was to snatch the life cards of the two girls, so they had to take them by surprise.

If you alert the enemy, he will threaten you with your life card.

He could use force, but the two children would be in trouble.

Therefore, before going up the mountain, Bai Huan had already said that no matter what obstacles he encountered along the way, he must not take action and let them deal with it.

Sure enough, Bai Huan put his left hand behind his back and gestured to him, then said sadly to the distance: "Master Lian. I don't want to do this either, but if you don't bow your head, more people will die!"

She deliberately spoke loudly, her voice so sad that it echoed throughout the mountains and forests.

"Ah~"

The figure opposite was silent for a while, then sighed, "The sea of ​​suffering is endless, so take care of yourself."

After that, a gust of wind blew, and the fog in the forest dissipated a lot. Both the boy's laughter and the nun's figure disappeared, as if it was a dream.

Bai Huan then led everyone to continue forward, whispering: "This person's name is Xinlian. He originally practiced in Wujiu Temple and worshipped the White-robed Bodhisattva. Although he is a terrestrial immortal, he has a kind heart."

"There was a child who fell into the river, and his remaining soul was crying in the water. Xinlian prayed by the river all year round, hoping that the remaining soul of the child would enter the mountain and transform into a mountain baby to be repaired and offered, and then chant sutras to help it pass away."

"On Wushan Mountain, Siming Society worships a goddess, who holds a special status. Some people agree with this matter and hope that the goddess will come to the world to stabilize Wushan Mountain. There are also those who watch with indifference. However, this Master Lian strongly opposes it..."

"I see."

Li Yan suddenly realized and said in surprise: "I have been practicing as an earthly immortal for a long time, but I didn't expect there would be such a kind-hearted person."

The old woman Bai Huan had a calm expression, "People eat grains and cereals, and their temperaments are different. The same is true for cultivators. Some act like demons, while others always stick to their original intentions."

"But human hearts cannot withstand the passage of time. Those who can stick to their original intentions have always been extraordinary people. Master Lian has only practiced for more than a hundred years..."

"No one can predict what the future will be like."

Li Yan remained silent, but agreed with this in his heart.

Just like the Liu Gang couple, they were originally characters recorded in the "Biographies of Immortals". They slayed demons and monsters, acted chivalrously and were praised by the people. They were even living ghost messengers.

But after years of passing, he had fallen into the underworld and returned to life several times, and had already lost his humanity, becoming almost like a monster.

Will he be like this in the future?

……

As we passed through the dense forest at the foot of the mountain, the wind and rain became increasingly violent.

The wind was howling, the rain and fog were rolling, and it was difficult to tell the light from the dark.

The disciples under the old woman Bai Huan even had to hold down their hats to prevent them from being blown away by the strong wind, rain and fog.

Everyone walked with their heads down.

As Li Yan performed some magic gestures, his expression became solemn.

Wushan is also one of the blessed places, where innate evil spirits gather and it is connected to the Yangtze River, guiding the rising water vapor from the dragon veins.

But this place is a little different.

It has not been governed by the Xuanmen, and the Goddess of Wushan has not appeared for a thousand years. The evil spirit has no control, and it is even more violent.

It gives people the feeling that it is back in an ancient and barbaric era.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a tiger roar was heard.

In the wind and rain, there was a ferocious tiger standing on the hill, with drooping eyes, white forehead, hair like brocade, eyes flashing red, and the evil spirit on its body turned into black smoke rising.

Goudie, fever again.

Those who return to life are humans who cultivate the body of demons!

Li Yan knew what was going on at a glance.

This guy was probably as unlucky as Liu Gang was back then. No one was there to help him, and he was reborn as a demon after he came back to life.

Just when everyone was on guard, the tiger suddenly knelt on one knee and bowed its head towards them to show respect.

The people he bowed his head to were none other than Chao Yun and Xing Yu!
The two girls were scared and hid behind Bai Huan.

The tiger didn't say much. He stood up, nodded slightly, and then leaped out and disappeared in the wind and rain.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Are you in favor of this?"

"Ah."

The old woman Bai Huan looked solemn and nodded slightly.

Not long after they walked forward, another figure appeared. He was wearing palace clothes, had double pupils in his eyes, and was riding a tall white deer.

Just like the tiger demon before, she also ignored everyone, just showed up and greeted Chao Yun Xingyu, without saying a word, and left with a smile.

They seemed to have left, but the certificate in Li Yan's arms was still hot, indicating that these guys were watching secretly.

In other words, escort!
Everyone was in a heavy mood and full of vigilance.

Li Yan always held the certificate in his hand, ready to take action at any time.

Finally, they reached the top of the Goddess Peak.

Along the way, in addition to Master Lian who had stopped them before, there were two people who returned to the world and two earthly immortals.

They all behave in the same way: greeting and escorting.

This strange appearance made everyone feel uneasy.

However, Li Yan's proposal had never been rejected. Although he was itching to do so, he did not act rashly.

One reason is that the time is not right yet.

The second is the original agreement on the living ghost.

The Dragon Master of the Five Dragon Palace said that although the living ghost messengers enforce the law on behalf of heaven, they are also somewhat embarrassed.

All they can do is locate and summon the ghost soldiers.

There are not only sinister crimes in the world, but also human relationships and worldly wisdom.

Faced with the underworld, the earthly immortals and the resurrected people are completely powerless to fight back, but they have disciples and followers.

There was even a time when the Living Yin Messenger became a public enemy. Whenever he showed up, people from the Xuanmen would hunt him down until a disaster occurred.

Hence, this agreement was born.

The orthodox teachings and lineage of Xuanmen will be protected as long as the earthly immortals do not go down the mountain, serve as the foundation of the sect honestly, and take action at the critical moment.

This kind of people are called hidden immortals.

Those on Wushan Mountain have basically no sect to support them and are called mountain immortals. All they can usually do is hide or stick together.

The mountain immortal and the living ghost messenger also have an agreement, that is, they will not interfere with each other, and whoever strikes first will be retaliated against.

This agreement seems a bit of a joke.

But every seemingly trifling agreement,

There are countless lives behind...

.........

The environment in the mountains is even worse.

The wind was howling and the rain and fog were like huge upside-down waves.

In addition, the mountain is steep, with rugged and smooth rocks. If you are not careful, you will fall and roll down the cliff.

"Here we are. Right here."

Bai Huan pointed forward.

Li Yan and others looked and saw a flat area on the top of the steep mountain. The foundation was built with bluestone. It was very old and had become mottled and broken. Some ruins could be vaguely seen around it.

"This place is the former Palace of the Goddess."

Bai Huan said in a deep voice: "We will hold a worship ceremony, you can try to see if you can get the opportunity."

Li Yan asked: "What should I do?"

Bai Huan replied: "It's simple, just lie on it. If you are lucky, you will sleepwalk to the Goddess Palace."

"What, it's that simple?"

Sharifei widened his eyes, somewhat incredulous.

"How difficult can that be?" Long Yan'er glanced at it and sneered, "Otherwise, as the saying goes, chance is something that can only be gained by chance. What is yours is yours, and what is not yours cannot be obtained by force."

"Look at this mountain top. It's windy and rainy. Can ordinary people sleep there?"

"That's true."

Sharifei reached his hand into the veil, scratched the big bald head, and whispered: "Brother Lu San, hurry up, I'm afraid you have the best chance here."

"Ah."

Lu San agreed in a low voice, immediately stepped forward and rolled to the ground, closing his eyes, letting the wind and rain soak his entire body.

Wang Daoxuan and Wu Ba also stepped forward to try, but after lying on the ground for a while, they couldn't bear it anymore.

"No, I'm not sleepy at all."

Wang Daoxuan stood up and shook his head.

The Taoist was calm and showed no regrets. Besides, he had already found clues before, so he would have to look for the roots of his Xixuan lineage in the Shangqing Sect.

At the other end, Bai Huan and the other women also formed a circle, placed the offerings, opened the gourd, and put spices and firewood in it.

Both of these things are specially refined.

Even if there was strong wind and heavy rain on the top of the mountain, thick smoke would still billow out after the fire was ignited. It would not disperse and could not be extinguished by rain. In the wind and rain, it would roll deep into the sky.

Bai Huan recited the blessing with piety in his eyes.

The other women knelt down and prayed.

Even though she was leaving the Siming Society, her years of faith were not false. The old woman was still praying silently in her heart, hoping that the goddess would forgive her sins.

Li Yan was not surprised when he saw it.

Bai Huan had said before that the people in the mountain were very arrogant, and the cave they lived in was based in the Wushan Cave Paradise, covered by the Qimen Dunjia, and was very secretive.

Only if they offer sincere worship will the other party appear.

And this time, they were pretending to bow their heads, and the other party didn’t know about it. They would definitely be taught a profound lesson before being let go.

I guess he won’t come out for a while.

Thinking of this, Li Yan also walked up to the stone platform, lying on his side, while making hand gestures to gather his magical powers and experience it carefully.

His magical hearing ability allows him to hear the voices of ghosts and gods, so he should be able to sense opportunities more easily than other people.

Sure enough, he soon felt it.

Vaguely, Li Yan seemed to hear the sound of a door opening, followed by a sharp voice:

"Li! Li!"

Rumble!
Thunder roared and Li Yan suddenly woke up.

He quickly stood up and looked around, only to find nothing unusual. He took out his pocket watch and saw that only half a minute had passed.

When he used his magical powers again, the sound could no longer be heard.

Li Yan felt a little regretful, knowing that he probably had nothing to do with the opportunities here, so he simply stood up and wrung out the water stains from the corner of his clothes.

"Brother Yan, how are you?"

Sharifei hurried forward to ask.

Li Yan shook his head slightly, "There is no such opportunity."

"Not even you?"

Sharifei's eyes widened, "Let me try too."

After saying that, he also lay down on the bluestone platform and closed his eyes tightly.

Li Yan sighed inwardly but said nothing.

He knew that as the team grew, Sharifei's mentality was also changing.

At first, Sharifei just wanted to make a living.

With the help of him and Wang Daoxuan, he could help out and save more money, then return home in glory, become a rich man, with a wife and children, and a dozen servants to protect the house.

Every time he visited a wealthy mansion, Lao Sha was the one who looked around with great interest. He touched things left and right, looked with great admiration, and even asked where the craftsmen were hired from.

The emergence of new muskets changed everything.

Now that Lao Sha had this thing and had a good talent, his mindset changed. He studied it diligently and no longer thought about making money to take home.

That's how people are.

If given the opportunity, who would be willing to remain unknown?

Coming to Wang Daoxuan, Li Yan asked in a low voice: "Master, I almost got the chance just now, but I was awakened by a voice calling out. Can you help me interpret the hexagram?"

"Oh, what did you hear?"

Wang Daoxuan frowned and asked.

This is not a dream. There must be a reason why the opportunity was interrupted.

Li Yan replied: "There is only one word: 'Li'."

"It's Li Shen!"

Before Wang Daoxuan could speak, a voice sounded beside him. It was Long Yaner from the Gu Cult.

She did not understand the sacrifices of the Siming Society, so she did not participate. She was responsible for taking care of the two sisters Chaoyun and Xingyu.

She stared at Li Yan, her eyes full of curiosity. "This place is the remains of the Chu witches. It was built by the Sanlu officials. It is mainly dedicated to the Wushan Goddess, the mountain ghost, the God of the East, the God of the River, the God of the Wind and the God of the Rain."

"But there are still some gods that are not worshipped, such as Donghuang Taiyi, Yunzhongjun, Dongjun, Da Siming and Shao Siming, etc. The reason is unknown."

"Li Shen is one of the ten gods of Chu. He is the god in charge of disease and disaster. He needs to be worshipped to avoid misfortune."

"If it were in Guanzhong, there would be another name, Baidi!"

When Li Yan heard this, he suddenly understood.

No wonder, he had obtained the blessing of the White Emperor in Huashan. Perhaps because of this, he could feel something but was rejected.

There is no doubt that Donghuang Taiyi, Dongjun and Baidi should have ascended to gods long ago, while Yunzhongjun, Xiangjun and the Goddess of Wushan stayed behind and became earth gods.

What happened in the end?

Just as he was thinking, Sha Lifei on the opposite side had already climbed up, with a nonchalant look on his face, but a bit of loss in his eyes.

Li Yan didn't have time to think about it anymore, and hurried forward, pulled him up, and comforted him: "It's okay, we will travel all over Shenzhou and we will always find opportunities."

"Hi~ small matter."

Sharifi touched his big bald head and smiled: "Old Sha, I'm already this old, these trivial things are not important."

Li Yan didn't say much, just patted him on the shoulder.

Sarifei walked aside, and Wuba immediately came over and took out a wet pancake from his arms.

"Go! Go! Go."

Sharifei laughed and scolded, "You heartless bastard, how can you eat something so stinky? I'll find a place to take you to a good meal later."

As he said this, he turned his head and immediately widened his eyes, "Look, this kid Lu San, I'm afraid he's lucky."

Li Yan had naturally seen it a long time ago.

I saw Lu San lying on the ground, with the innate evil energy rising around him, which actually blew the falling rain aside, as if forming an invisible protective shield.

A refreshing breeze wafted over, like a mountain breeze.

Such a commotion even caused the old woman Bai Huan, who was holding a sacrificial ceremony, to stop and said in surprise, "He got the opportunity and is still building a building. I have never seen such a thing before."

"Building a building?"

Li Yan was also a little surprised when he heard it.

In order to avoid the imperial court's wanted order, Lu San joined them in Chang'an, and his building was only one story high. It was not until he obtained the Dharma from Master Tu and went to Mount Wudang that he built a two-story building.

Although his aptitude is amazing and his accumulation is profound, he is still a little short of reaching the peak of the second level.

Li Yan estimated that it would be about the same when they reached Qingcheng Mountain.

Unexpectedly, a building was suddenly built here.

What kind of opportunity did this kid get?
Call ~
At this moment, a strong wind blew, bringing with it the sound of a sad flute and a cold female voice, "Traitor, I didn't expect you to really betray your religion!"

Bai Huan's whole body tensed up immediately, but his expression remained unchanged. He knelt on one knee and said, "I came here only to ask for your forgiveness. Why did you say that?"

"How dare you quibble!"

Another woman's voice sounded, more mature.

Their voices drifted in the wind, making it difficult to determine their direction.

At the same time, a figure stumbled up the mountain, pointed at Li Yan and said loudly: "Seniors, this is the guy!"

Judging from his clothes, he is obviously a member of the Salt Gang...

　Second update in the afternoon
　　
　
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