Knife splashing

Chapter 601 The Nine Cauldrons Plan
"Die!"

Li Yan's heart was filled with murderous intent as he stared at Lang Wu.

At that time, he was at the ruins of the Guiqiang tribe and was ambushed by people from the Dragon Worshiping Cult, who took away the bronze Nuo mask. He became concerned about this and asked someone to investigate.

Although few people know about it, there are some clues.

Some mountain tribes in Shu still practice the worship of the "Long-eyed God", which is related to the ancient Shu witch sacrifices, and they still worship "Cancong" as their ancestor god.

Moreover, Wang Daoxuan also found out some interesting things.

In ancient times, Shu was prone to floods. The "dragon-shaped earrings" and "Kui patterns" in this mask both symbolize the suppression of the evil dragon in the river.

After Li Bing controlled the flood, he was gradually worshipped as the new river master. The "Biography of Dujiangyan's Achievements" recorded that he "cast an iron ox with ice and made a bronze face to suppress the water eye"...

And in the Guanjiang Exam Preparation, it is also said that "Erlang Shen's eyes flashed with lightning, and the dragon saw it and changed its shape"...

The Complete Collection of the Three Religious Origins and Deities mentions that "Erlang often carried a bronze ghost mask, subdued the old dragon of Jinghe River, and threw himself into the Dragon Locking Pond of Dujiang River..."

Various clues indicate that this Nuo mask is extremely important. It originated from ancient Shu and was later related to the beliefs of Li Bing, Jiangshen Lord, and Erlang.

But this thing gave Li Yan an ominous feeling.

The leader of the Dragon Worshiping Sect, "Lang Wu", is also a reincarnated old demon. He is proficient in several inheritances and has a high level of Taoism, so Li Yan directly used the Gangling.

But after the other party put on the bronze Nuo mask, his body was immediately wrapped in a thick blood-red fog, and the two eyes on the mask were glowing slightly red.

It is pure demonic energy!

Although this bronze Nuo mask looks strange, it is a real national sacrificial artifact. It is ancient, solemn and sacred.

But now it seems that it has completely turned into demonic energy.

Li Yan had no idea what the other party had done, but his intuition told him that he must keep this person!

Call ~
The wind howled and darkness spread.

The altar outside the Dou Mu Temple was eerie and eerie, but when the underworld soldiers appeared, everything was instantly destroyed.

In the darkness, the sounds of armor and chains surged.

The dragon worshippers on the altar just let out a scream when they were enveloped by darkness, chains surged, and the screams stopped abruptly.

Li Yan doesn't care about these people.

With their level of skills, they can't escape from the evil spirits.

His attention was entirely on that "Lang Wu", and he even did not hesitate to break taboos and use his magical powers to investigate.

However, the area around "Langwu" was very peaceful.

not good!

Li Yan exerted force on his feet and suddenly jumped out.

The other party wore a bronze Nuo mask, which was also a sacrificial artifact of the ancient Shu Kingdom. It could protect oneself and avoid detection from heaven and hell.

We must force them to take action and guide the Yin soldiers!

Although Lang Wu concealed his breath and it was dark all around, Li Yan had already memorized his position. He exerted force with his feet, and like chasing a cicada with eight steps, he crossed a distance of more than ten meters in a blink of an eye.

Clang!
Two soul-breaking swords whizzed out.

In an instant, a terrifying and cold feeling spread throughout my body.

This is the consequence of his actions.

When the Yin soldiers are on patrol, the Yang people should avoid them. Ordinary people who are not the target should close their eyes to avoid breaking the taboo, and he is no exception.

If you act without authorization, it will lead to unknown consequences.

But at this moment, the goudie in his arms felt slightly hot.

"Tianguan...release!"

A jerky voice sounded in Li Yan's mind.

The dense sounds of chains around also quickly faded away.

Does Tianguan have this benefit?
Without caring about being surprised, Li Yan hooked his left hand and used the soul-hooking rope to control the two soul-breaking swords, rotating them up and down in front of him.

clang! clang!
Only two crisp sounds were heard, and the Soul-Breaking Flying Knife was swept away.

However, it was Lang Wu who felt threatened and fought back.

Although he blocked the flying knife, he was also exposed. The sound of armor around him was like a surging tide, and the soul-catching ropes of the ghost soldiers also covered the sky and the sky.

"roll!"

A frustrated voice sounded in the darkness.

Then, two red lights lit up.

It looks like a lantern, or like a lurking monster awakening.

Afterwards, red demonic energy rose up and entangled with those soul-catching ropes, causing the invisible soul-catching ropes to glow red.

Densely packed, yet illuminating the surrounding darkness.

The evil spirit was still spreading, even outlining the invisible ghost soldiers, and their armor could be vaguely seen.

But the facial features were blurry.

This was the first time Li Yan encountered such a situation.

I saw those ghost soldiers were infected by the evil spirit, they were trembling all over, their figures became blurred, and they seemed to be scared to death.

"Be bold!"

A cold voice sounded in Li Yan's mind.

The darkness came again, like a big hand, and all the red evil spirits along the way were wiped out.

The evil qi is actually a mutation of the innate evil qi.

The darkness brought by the patrolling Yin soldiers comes from the Netherworld, and the purest Yin evil Qi can naturally be restrained.

"Roar--!"

An inhuman scream was heard.

The two red lights flashed and left in an instant at a speed completely beyond common sense, heading towards the direction of Chengdu Prefecture.

Li Yan became anxious and hurried forward to chase after him.

However, the other party used some unknown escape technique with the help of the Nuo mask and disappeared from his sight in the blink of an eye.

The summoned ghost soldiers, accompanied by the sounds of armor and chains, sank into the ground in the darkness and disappeared.

Looking around again, thick white frost had already formed.

The altar outside the Dou Mu Temple, along with the dragon worshippers on it, were all frozen into solid ice, without a trace of life.

Li Yan didn't have time to be angry and quickly seized the certificate.

Just now, Lang Wu leaked a trace of his aura, which was finally sensed by Gou Die, allowing him to receive the mission from the underworld.

His mind sank, and the surroundings were instantly shrouded in white mist.

After taking a few steps forward, the same scene occurred. Passing through two huge bronze owl statues, a stone well appeared in front of me.

The difference is that this time a huge shadow was seen in the distance again.

In front of the huge stone square table, there was a vague shadow in a red robe, and next to it was a huge shadow in armor.

It’s the god of the underworld!

Li Yan had experienced this kind of scene before.

He pretended not to see it and walked towards the stone well to check the task, but he was concentrating on listening to the movements around him.

Sure enough, a cold voice came from the air.

"what happened?"

Judging from the voice, it was still the General Wudao.

"I encountered someone carrying sacrificial vessels, and was infected with evil spirits."

"Humph, this method doesn't exist in the mortal world!"

"Why don't you speak?"

"General, you can guess the answer to this question. There is no point in saying more..."

"Hahaha, is the Heavenly Law useless now?"

The five generals' voices were full of sarcasm, "If that's the case, can we also step into the mortal world?"

"General, why do you have to embarrass me?"

The red-robed Yin God seemed a little helpless. "Those people have long been unwilling to give up. Humanity is changing, and the Daluo Dharma Realm is in turmoil. If they don't take action now, they will have no chance in the future."

"Besides, the passage is becoming more and more dangerous. Even without the Heavenly Law, would the general be willing to risk his life and leave?"

"Wait, things will eventually have a conclusion."

"Then Master Erlang..."

"But even if the secular gods come, they will just follow the path of their predecessors. What's the difference between them and you and me..."

Li Yan was confused after hearing these words.

He obtained the treasure left by Yin Changsheng, which enabled Gou Die's sensing ability to break through the limit and explore the secrets of the Daluo Dharma Realm.

Don't underestimate these.

Yin Changsheng used this opportunity to gain the opportunity to become a god.

Although he didn't understand the reason, Li Yan also heard some information. Humanity changed, and the Daluo Dharma Realm was in turmoil.

Some people in the Daluo Dharma Realm seem to be dissatisfied with certain things and want to take this opportunity to cause trouble.

They are most likely Zhao Changsheng's backers...

What exactly happened in the Daluo Dharma Realm?
Li Yan's mind was full of doubts, but he didn't dare to reveal the slightest flaw. He simply checked Lang Wu's information, received the task and left.

When I opened my eyes again, I felt myself back in spirit.

It only takes a blink of an eye to receive the task.

There were footsteps in the distance, and it turned out to be other people running over.

"solved?"

Seeing the dead bodies all over the ground and the frozen altar, Yin Yang Pen Wen Song breathed a sigh of relief and guessed that Li Yan had summoned the ghost soldiers.

"Ah."

Li Yan replied: "Are you all right?"

Wen Song shook his head and said, "I was just about to ask, but before we could break the formation, those Taoists fell to the ground one after another and died. I don't know what happened."

"It was the Dragon Worshiper who was controlling it, but unfortunately he ran away..."

Li Yan briefly recounted the incident and began to search everywhere.

He originally thought that all the people in Qingyang Palace had been killed, but he didn't expect that there was an old Taoist in the backyard.

His chest and abdomen were pierced, but he was still breathing.

"It's Taoist Liu, the abbot of Qingyang Palace."

Liang Yu was familiar with Chengdu and recognized this person's identity.

Seeing Li Yan nod, he immediately understood and stepped forward, took out the golden needle from his arms, and started to insert the needle while making hand gestures.

Ren Zhong, Da Zhui, Shao Shang, Nei Guan…

Each acupuncture point was pierced deeply.

Li Yan could see that this was a method of using the golden needle to overdraw the opponent's potential, allowing the opponent to have a last burst of vitality.

Sure enough, after the golden needle pierced the Taoist priest, he slowly woke up.

He looked at everyone with blank eyes, and finally his sight fell on Li Yan. He sighed and said, "Everyone, go ahead. I know that I have committed serious sins and deserve to die."

"No hurries?"

Li Yan said coldly: "Qingyang Palace has a reputation of thousands of years and is considered a righteous sect. Why are you doing this?"

After hearing this, the old Taoist remained silent and even closed his eyes.

Yin Yang Pen Wen Song was originally a public servant and was also proficient in torture. Seeing this, his eyes rolled and he said, "Let's make a deal. You tell the truth and I will help you cover it up later so that Qingyang Palace can retain its reputation."

When the Taoist priest heard this, he immediately opened his eyes and said, "Really?!"

He had taken the wrong path, and now he knew he had no hope. The only thing he regretted was that he had ruined the reputation of Qingyang Palace.

Li Yan was silent for a moment, "Of course."

The old Taoist nodded and said, "I can only tell you this."

"Otherwise, I won't tell anyone even if Qingyang Palace is destroyed."

Seeing this, the others had no choice but to leave the room.

Li Yan asked in a deep voice: "Who has bewitched you? Lu Sheng or Zhao Changsheng?"

The old Taoist was a little surprised at first, then he sighed, "It is true that it is hard to deceive the will of heaven. It seems that the Lord of Heaven knows a lot."

Seeing Li Yan's alert eyes, he said again: "You forced the secular gods in the temple to retreat, and we already knew your identity."

"The one who bewitched us was Lu Sheng..."

"There are many of them, and they have received instructions from the immortals in the upper realm. They want to obtain the Nine Cauldrons and rebuild the passage between heaven and man..."

"The passage between heaven and man?"

Li Yan sneered: "You guys believe this kind of bullshit?"

According to the legend of Xuanmen, there was indeed a natural passage in the ancient mythological era, which was later destroyed by Emperor Zhuanxu.

The old Taoist did not refute and continued, "There is a secret book left by Laozi in Qingyang Palace, which vaguely mentioned this matter, but it has nothing to do with Emperor Zhuanxu. It happened when Dayu was controlling the flood..."

When Li Yan heard this, he was stunned.

When he left Shanzhou and entered Ezhou, he met a good friend named Yan Jiuling, who was taking an exam in Beijing at the time.

Yan Jiuling was extremely fascinated by ancient mythology. He consulted some ancient records in Chu and came up with a bold idea.

There have been two major changes between heaven and earth.

One is that a great flood broke out, and there has been no "Emperor" since Yu.

The second is the Battle of Conferred Gods, which shaped the current structure of Xuanmen.

Could it be that it is really as he said?

The old Taoist was now barely breathing, his eyes blurred, and he muttered, "The Heavenly Palace is called the Daluo Dharma Realm. It was not recorded in the Xuanmen Sect, but was created by a saint."

"In that place, one can live as long as the heaven and earth. I have practiced hard all my life. I really want to go and see it..."

While he was speaking, he was completely out of breath.

That’s how it turns out…

Li Yan closed his eyes and slowly stood up.

It seems that the Taoists in Qingyang Palace only have a vague understanding of the Daluo Realm. When they learned that there were some immortals behind Lu Sheng, they had evil thoughts.

Li Yan didn't know whether the channel between heaven and man could be rebuilt.

But he knew clearly that the Nine Cauldrons were connected to the land veins of Shenzhou and passed along the three major dragon veins. Once they were taken out, it would be a disaster that would bring down the world.

By then, there will be countless casualties.

Thinking of the old Taoist's words, his heart sank even more.

According to what he said, in order to rebuild the passage between heaven and man, all the Nine Cauldrons must be taken out, so Lu Sheng is not the only one who will take action.

He remembered that after Zhao Changsheng came back to life, he spent ten years wandering around Shenzhou.

I originally thought it was a summons to old subordinates.

Now it seems,

The real purpose is probably the Nine Cauldrons!

If the Nine Cauldrons appear, China's fortune will suffer a great loss.

At that time, humanity was changing, gunpowder and steam engines appeared, and fleets of various countries were competing for supremacy on the vast ocean.

He thought the world would be different.

If we let these demons succeed...

All of a sudden, some memories of my past life came to my mind.

Li Yan's face turned ugly, and murderous intent burned in his heart.

……

Outside Qingyang Palace, the flower god parade ceremony is coming to an end.

"Heaven and earth bless you, and the harvest will be plentiful!"

Wang Daoxuan shook the bell and shouted loudly.

"Oh~"

The people around were all holding torches and cheering.

Their eyes were bloodshot and they were almost crazy.

Participating in the flower god parade ceremony is nothing more than a subconscious habit. As the ceremony ends, the spell breaks out and people begin to go crazy.

"What a coward..."

Sharifei gritted his teeth and raised the Vulcan Spear.

He really didn't want to shoot at these ordinary people, but he was surrounded by thousands of people. If he was attacked, he could only use his musket to clear his way.

Lu San and others also became alert.

A swarm of poisonous bees flew out buzzing, and Situ Bo's face became gloomy. He took out a mask from his arms and stood guard beside Wang Daoxuan.

At this moment, they suddenly felt something and turned their heads together.

Call ~
But suddenly, a whirlwind blew up from the bronze flower basket behind him, and the surrounding mist quickly gathered and turned into a rising tornado.

The tornado twisted and turned, and a powerful will gradually revived, as if there was really a dragon hiding in it.

The flying snow was also wrapped in it.

Shashasha~
It started to drizzle again.

It feels extremely cool when it drops on the face, which makes people feel refreshed.

Wang Daoxuan touched his face and smiled.

The frantic people around me all stopped in the rain, staring blankly at the sky, the bloodshot in their eyes gradually fading...

(End of this chapter)