Knife splashing

Chapter 441 New Vision of the Collusion

The strength of the hook was indeed greatly enhanced.

Li Yan made a judgment instantly.

Normally, one must get close to or directly touch the traces of demonic energy before the Gou Die will react.

But now, he had already noticed it before he even got close to the Taoist temple.

Without any hesitation, Li Yan immediately focused his attention.

In an instant, the surroundings were shrouded in fog.

But it is different from the past. Before, it was foggy and nothing could be seen. But now, the fog has become obviously lighter and the scenery a hundred meters away can be seen.

Li Yan pursed his lips slightly, his heart pounding.

It was through this method that Yin Changsheng learned many secrets of heaven and earth, perhaps even more than what the ancestor Wang Chan knew about the Forest of Steles.

Thinking of this, Li Yan looked around carefully.

Within a hundred meters, the ground was all sand, with no grass growing. It was a very ordinary place and there was nothing unusual to see.

A hundred meters away, there was thick fog.

But right in front of him, there were two huge black shadows in the thick fog.

Li Yan's heart moved and he changed direction.

Sure enough, no matter which direction he turned, the two huge black shadows always followed him and appeared right in front of him.

Li Yan immediately understood.

Those two dark shadows are where you receive your missions.

Thinking back, he had also wandered around in the thick fog before, but in the end he was always able to find the mission acceptance point. This turned out to be the reason.

Without hesitation, Li Yan continued forward.

As the distance got closer, the two black shadows revealed their true forms, which turned out to be two bronze objects three meters tall.

Although it looks very old, it has no patina, but is light gold in color with a coppery luster.

When Li Yan saw it, he was stunned.

He had seen this thing in his previous life!
Owl Lord!

The so-called "owl" is an owl, also known as a barred owl.

Some people speculate that the owl was a sacred bird for the Shang people, but since the Zhou Dynasty, its reputation has been getting worse.

Moreover, this thing is related to an important person.

Fuhao!

In the previous life, this thing was found in Fu Hao's tomb.

This thing is also related to war.

"The most important affairs of a state are sacrifices and wars."

If the "Houmuwu Ding" is the first "sacrificial" vessel in the previous Bronze Age, then the Fuhao Owl Zun is the first "military" vessel.

Rumor has it that owls are also related to night and dreams.

Li Yan vaguely felt that there might be some connection between them...

Two owl statues stand on the left and right, forming a passage. Apart from that, there is nothing else.

Li Yan tried to take a step forward.

In an instant, the surrounding scene changed drastically and a well appeared.

I see…

The underworld uses the Owl to communicate with them!
Restraining his excitement, Li Yan observed again.

This time, two wells appeared at the same time.

An ordinary stone well with swirling black water represents the presence of criminals nearby who are disturbing the underworld, or those who have returned to the living, or those who are using evil methods to prolong their lives.

The other black well of blood represents the evil spirit escaping into the human world.

Li Yan had seen these things several times and they were not surprising.

What shocked him was his surroundings.

In the past, the fog was so thick that you couldn’t see anything.

But now, the fog has thinned and everything within a hundred meters is clearly visible.

The surrounding ground was all made of ancient sandstone granulite, which seemed to have been polished by something and remained barely flat.

In addition, you can see several tall pillars in the distance, and half of a big foot, wearing official boots, standing next to the pillars.

But everything is very blurry.

When Li Yan saw this, an idea suddenly occurred to him.

What kind of pillar is that? It’s clearly just a desk!
But that big foot was too amazing, the sole of the foot was taller than him. Could it be that all the gods in the underworld were giants?

Thinking of this, Li Yan turned his head and looked at the Owl Zun behind him.

I'm afraid it's not others who have become bigger, but he has become smaller!

Everything before him was completely beyond common sense. It was the first time Li Yan had seen it, so he did not dare to act too obviously for fear of being discovered.

I guess I’ll be able to find the trick when more people come here in the future.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly took a few steps forward.

The first thing to check is the blood water in the black well.

Sure enough, the escaping evil spirit came from Ma Sandong.

The bronze coffin was wrapped in a rock coffin, inside which lay a blood-red shadow that looked like a child, also pierced by a bronze cone.

The difference is that this Ma Sandong is in gaseous form, with three magic weapons suspended in the center: a gourd, a fan, and an air bag.

Although the magic weapon has an outline, it is also in gaseous form and is pierced by a bronze cone, except that the cone of the air bag is pulled out a little.

Li Yan looked somewhat familiar.

Isn’t this the same as his five-sided Luofeng flag?

Could it be that all the magical instruments in the Daluo Dharma Realm look like this?
It seems that Ma Sandong only escaped a wisp of evil spirit, but he also took away the aura of the magic weapon "Air Bag".

This thing is just a leather bag. If my guess is correct, it must be attached to a bag-type magical instrument...

After accepting the mission, the reward was still Shengang.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yan turned to the second well.

But after reading it, he was a little surprised.

The culprit is someone else...

…………

After another trance, Li Yan regained consciousness.

There is an obvious time difference between the space inside and outside the certificate.

His Taoism has now been improved, and he just experienced it, which only consumed a short breath, and the old Taoist Chongxu had just finished his mocking words.

When others heard this, they were also a little skeptical.

This peaceful scene before my eyes doesn't seem like anything is wrong.

"What's the hurry, Taoist priest?"

Li Yan said calmly, "The Taoist priest is willing to let us follow him up the mountain, but I'm afraid he has some doubts in his heart as well."

"If we don't clarify things, it will eventually be a hidden danger... What do you think?"

After hearing this, Taoist Chongxu's eyes were uncertain, and he turned around and snorted coldly: "Lingfengzi, have someone open the mountain gate and welcome the guests!"

"Yes, Master!"

The young Taoist Ling Fengzi bowed respectfully.

At this moment, doubts also arose in his heart.

Taoist Chongxu's words may seem harsh, but his manners are another matter.

You have to know that opening the mountain gate to welcome guests is a courtesy given to formally receive fellow Taoists of the same status, which is different from entering the temple through the side door.

With this appearance, I'm afraid he needs help from others...

Ling Fengzi was smart and understood the intention immediately.

My master is a stubborn person and very concerned about his reputation. He has offended someone before, but he is still like this. If I say anything softer, I will be slapping myself in the face.

I'm afraid I'll have to do this thing of bowing my head myself.

Thinking of this, Ling Fengzi became more gentle, smiled and raised his hand and said: "Everyone, please move and follow me." As he walked, he introduced: "Legend has it that when Laojun went west through Hangu Pass, he left behind a green ox that turned into a mountain. This is the place."

"Our Qingniu Temple was first built in the Qin Dynasty. After several wars, it was renovated again. In addition, it has been managed by generations of predecessors, and it has become such a large scale..."

Everyone followed through the archway gate and entered the Taoist temple.

This Taoist temple does have a lot of signs of maintenance. Some of the bricks and stones are old, while others are relatively new. There is also a Feng Shui formation arranged.

They had visited many Taoist temples, including the Dou Mu Palace on Mount Taibai, the Chun Yang Palace on Mount Hua, and the Golden Summit on Mount Wudang. The Qingniu Temple in front of them was really nothing.

The only special thing is the main hall of the temple.

It is simple, majestic and magnificent, and still maintains the style of the Qin Dynasty.

In the Taoist temple, green bamboo forests can be seen everywhere. After the autumn rain, the bamboos are lush and green, and the ground is covered with withered and yellow bamboo leaves.

In the temple, no matter whether they are naturalized Taoist priests or lay disciples, they are all dressed in plain Taoist robes. Some are sweeping the floor, some are practicing martial arts, and everything seems to be in great order.

"I have met the abbot."

"I have met the abbot."

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When the Taoists along the way saw Chongxuzi, they all bowed and greeted him.

"Yuanqing, come here."

Chongxuzi called over a tall and strong Taoist priest and asked in a deep voice, "Let me ask you, was there anything unusual in the temple last night?"

This Taoist should be a "patrol officer" who is responsible for the etiquette within the palace and temple and for maintaining order and safety in the temple.

He bowed and said solemnly, "Last night, my uncle went down the mountain to subdue the demons, and we burned incense and chanted scriptures to cooperate. As a result, two of the ancestral altars in the temple exploded, and the remaining three also suffered heavy losses..."

"We'll talk about this later!"

Chongxuzi waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "What I want to ask is, did any bad guys sneak in last night?"

"Replying to Uncle Master, I didn't find anything."

The Taoist was a little confused and shook his head quickly.

"Ah."

Chongxuzi nodded slightly, expressionless, and said to Lingfengzi: "Take the distinguished guest to the quiet room, I will come after changing clothes."

"Yes, Master."

Ling Fengzi raised his hand quickly, "Everyone, please follow me."

After that, he led everyone to a quiet room and served tea to everyone, "Everyone, this is Fengdu's local Qinglong tea, which has been planted since the Song Dynasty. There are also some osmanthus cakes, all made by the temple chef."

"Please wait a moment, Master will be here soon."

After he left, Sharifei couldn't help but ask, "Brother Yan, what's going on? Are we making a mistake?"

Li Yan whispered, "Didn't you notice that the old Taoist's attitude has become a little more amiable? I'm afraid the incident in the temple is not a small matter."

"Everyone, get ready and start at any time!"

In order to prevent accidents, this time, in addition to "Clipper Zhang" and the boatmen and disciples, even the people from the Bai family followed them up the mountain, and they all prepared weapons.

After hearing Li Yan's words, the old lady Bai Huan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "It is indeed something wrong."

"As I was on the road, I looked around the mountains and rivers. The vegetation was gloomy, the jungle was dense, and there were several swamps and depressions, which were most likely to breed miasma, but I didn't find any of them just now."

Long Yan'er beside her also said thoughtfully: "I have seen this kind of situation before. There are people in the Gu Sect who practice the secret method of refining miasma, and it is like this."

As he spoke, he raised his white palm, and there lay a tiny silkworm. It was golden in color, but its skin was as hard as a beetle's shell.

Golden silkworm Gu?
Li Yan glanced at him meaningfully and said nothing.

Long Yaner's background is extraordinary, but her mind is not pure. Intentionally or unintentionally, she always wants to find out and join their team.

Now, even the golden silkworm Gu was displayed, clearly trying to say that it was very useful, but Li Yan would not respond.

Seeing that he was indifferent, Long Yaner's eyes flashed with helplessness. She stretched out her hand and the golden silkworm disappeared without a trace.

Li Yan ignored him, and suddenly smelled the sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance. He picked up the sweet-scented osmanthus cake beside him and put it in his mouth. His eyes lit up immediately, "What a good cooking skill! I didn't expect that there is a chef general in Qingniu Temple!"

There are many types of chefs, including imperial chefs, yamen chefs, and chefs in Taoist temples. In Taoist temples, they should be temple chefs, who are good at making vegetarian food.

Osmanthus cake is sweet but not greasy, and leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth.

With this skill, he must be a great chef.

When the others heard this, they also started to eat. However, Wu Ba was the only one who didn't even taste enough after taking two mouthfuls. He was so anxious that he was sweating and looking around.

Wang Daoxuan smiled slightly and handed over his plate. Long Yaner also handed over her plate.

"delicious!"

Wu Bahan took it with a smile, put it in his mouth, and kept smacking his head and nodding, his eyes narrowed into slits with joy.

Seeing this, everyone smiled and the atmosphere eased a little.

squeak~
At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and Taoist Chongxu and Lingfengzi, who had changed their clothes, walked in.

Although the two were wearing Taoist robes, they were holding magical weapons.

"Ling Fengzi, close the door!"

Taoist Chongxu had a gloomy expression.

Ling Fengzi seemed to know something as well. He quickly closed the door and hung a copper talisman on it to block the magical investigation.

"Everyone, something has indeed happened in the temple..."

Taoist Chongxuzi did not sit down either, but spoke directly: "The man just now was Yuanqing, the 'Patrol Officer' of this temple, who is in charge of patrolling the mountain gate."

"He is left-handed, but he saluted with his right hand, and his walking posture was abnormal. He was obviously injured, but he told me that he was fine."

"Also, he has a good relationship with Wu Faluo's master, Ku Mu..."

After listening to this, Li Yan seemed to be thinking about something, and then asked: "Excuse me, senior, I mentioned the bloody boy demon before, do you know it?"

At this point, Chongxuzi was no longer arrogant, and said in a deep voice: "Indeed, I have heard of it. It was during the turmoil at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Shu was relatively stable, but the Central Plains was in chaos, and many people moved here."

"There were demons among them, causing a lot of chaos. At that time, there was a demon Taoist, known as the Jianghuai Plague Taoist, who released plagues everywhere and then used talisman water to cure the plague, trying to confuse people and cause chaos in Shu."

"Wherever he passed, the people would often see the bloody boy, but everyone who saw him would be infected and die within three days of returning home."

"An expert from Qingyang Palace came and joined forces with the then Qingniu Temple abbot to suppress and kill the demon. However, the opponent's magic weapon, the human skin bag, was split into two and suppressed in two places."

"I saw it before. The one who suppressed it in Qingniu Temple has disappeared. When there was a fire in Qingyang Palace in Chengdu, it was said that a jade plate was lost. But the real purpose of the dead tree is probably this thing!"

"Everyone, Yuan Qing is the 'inspector'. I don't know how many things he has done in secret. I cannot trust anyone else for the time being."

"I heard that you are wandering immortals. This temple is willing to reward you with several 'heavenly treasures' in Shu. Please help me to settle this matter."

"Also, please keep it confidential afterwards."

"can."

Li Yan nodded in agreement without hesitation, then stood up and said calmly: "Senior, I have a clue, let's go."

Chongxuzi was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

He had lived in Fengdu for so long that he had vaguely guessed that it was related to the methods used by the living Yinchai.

Everyone left the quiet room. Li Yan looked towards the east and asked, "What is that place over there?"

Chongxuzi said, "That is the vegetable garden, and there are herbs grown in the temple. Further away, there are deep mountains and dense forests. After crossing a few mountains, there are native people living there."

"It's over there, let's go."

Chongxuzi was stunned, frowned and said: "Then Yuanqing..."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "If we take action in the temple, innocent people will inevitably be hurt. Don't worry, if we are right, they will stop us on the road."

Chongxuzi nodded, and then with a gesture, Lingfengzi led the way and headed towards the east side of the Taoist temple.

Their large group of people attracted a lot of attention immediately, but because of Chongxuzi, the Taoists in the temple did not dare to ask too many questions.

Only the Patrolman Yuan Qing watched from afar, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and then he left quickly.

After leaving the Taoist temple, there was indeed a medicinal field, all of which were common herbs, mainly used to treat diseases of the people living down the mountain.

On the hook, a coolness showed the direction.

Li Yan led everyone through the medicinal fields. As soon as they entered a dense forest, Li Yan frowned slightly and came to a big tree.

Clang!
Suddenly, he drew his knife and split the tree trunk in half.

But it was hollow inside and a corpse fell out.

"Why is it him?"

When Sharifei saw it, he was stunned.

The body was decayed and had been dead for many days, but the face was still recognizable.

It was none other than Wu Faluo, who was captured by them in Shennongjia and told about the abnormality of Qingniu Temple...

(End of this chapter)