Knife splashing

Chapter 62: Moonlit Night

"Mass grave?"

Li Yan was stunned when he heard this. "That's the territory of the beggars who traveled to the west. It's not a good place where evil spirits gather. How could the treasures of heaven and earth grow in such a ghost place?"

Donkey Zhao scratched his head and said, "Brother Li, you don't know that the 'Tianling Dibao' is just a general name, meaning spiritual things born from heaven and earth, but not all of them are good things."

"Some can be used to refine magical instruments, some can prolong life and heal people, and some can be placed in their own way at home to adjust the feng shui... All those that are beneficial are blessings between heaven and earth."

"So after we get the treasure, we all shout 'We have received the blessing'!"

"On the contrary, they are called ominous things. Not only are they harmful to take, but some of them can also transform into monsters and demons. We have to ask the great sects to suppress them."

"There is one thing you may have heard. During the Tang Dynasty, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong. A dragon bone reef appeared in the Wei River. People thought it was the bones of the Dragon King, so they burned incense and offered sacrifices. As a result, that night, sand and rocks flew everywhere, and countless people died in the surrounding villages. It was an ominous thing."

"Later, Taixuan Zhengjiao Weiyangzi set up an altar and held a ceremony, established a prison to capture the evil spirits, and destroyed it with thunder from the sky. When the story spread among the people, it became the story of the Immortal Weiyang slaying the Dragon God."

"So that's it..." Li Yan suddenly realized.

He had also heard of this play and thought it was just a folk story, but he didn't expect it had a prototype.

Thinking of this, he asked again: "What is the mountain Tai Sui?"

Zhao Luzi did not hide anything and replied: "The name Tai Sui originally comes from the Jupiter Star, which represents the emperor and is not something that common people dare to use, so there is a saying of avoiding Tai Sui."

"As for the Tai Sui underground, there are both good and bad sides. Some are called meat ganoderma, and taking them can prolong life, while others absorb the evil energy of the earth veins and turn into ominous things. If people occasionally dig them up, they will get seriously ill or even die on the spot. This is called disturbing the Tai Sui..."

"And the 'Mountain Tai Sui' grows in the center of a mountain's earth veins and acupoints, either absorbing innate qi or gathering innate evil spirits. Over time, it may even evolve into a divine qi and occupy the position of mountain god. It is extremely dangerous to offend rashly."

At this point, Li Yan suddenly had an idea and said in a deep voice: "We went to the mass grave to pray for the ghost god. According to Taoist Wang, there should be a mountain god commanding the ghost soldiers there, but there is no movement. Could this be it?"

Zhao Luzi nodded, "Yes, that's it."

"According to the news from Xianyang City, there used to be a mountain god in the mass grave, and it was also a place with good feng shui. But later, too many corpses were buried, and a large amount of evil energy gathered, polluting the mountain god's divine power. In addition, the incense was cut off, and the god no longer appeared."

"According to the leaked information, the Beggar Leader Shan Ye who traveled west was originally an outsider sorcerer. He stole the position of Beggar Leader and waited in the mass grave for several years just to seize this treasure."

"The restraining item is the rag bag that has been passed down from generation to generation in Beggar Head. In a few days, on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, when the nine nines return to the true nature and the new year begins, the Mountain Tai Sui will expel all the evil energy in his body and try to return to the throne of God."

"When the time comes, as long as we calculate the time correctly, we can get the treasure. The greatest effect of this item is healing. No matter how serious the injury is, it will heal as before."

“Is it so magical?”

Li Yan's face was full of surprise, but he actually had lost interest.

The effect of this Mountain Tai Sui is definitely not as good as that of the Daluo Dharmakaya. Although it can repair the Daluo Dharmakaya after absorbing good fortune, in the current situation, with so many masters rushing to compete for it, it may not be his turn yet.

"Come on, come on, drink!"

Thinking of this, Li Yan directly pulled Zhao Luzi to drink.

It was disrespectful to drink and eat meat in the mountain god temple, so the two of them lit a bonfire on the hillside outside the temple, and Zhao Luzi roasted two wild rabbits he had shot.

The moon was already rising, and by the campfire, the two of them were toasting each other and chatting about all sorts of interesting things they had seen and heard.

Zhao Luzi knew that Li Yan was interested in hiding treasures, so apart from his own inheritance, he told the remaining allusions, taboos, and ancient stories without reservation.

Li Yan also talked about a lot of secrets of the underworld.

Before I knew it, it was already late at night and the moon was high in the sky.

On the dark mountain, the bonfire flickered with laughter...

…………

Outside the city of Xianyang, on a hillside, there was also flickering fire.

There were two rows of braziers placed around. When the mountain breeze blew at night, the pungent smell of grease spread along with the swaying flames.

In the open space in the center of the fire basin, a temporary altar stood.

Different from the altar that Wang Daoxuan had set up, this altar was not only furnished with the five offerings of incense, candles, water, melons and fruits, but also with an eight-diagram bucket with a command flag inserted in it, a Dharma seal, a peach wood sword, and was surrounded by talisman paper.

What’s even more bizarre is that there is a row of puppets placed in front of the altar. Each one is lifelike, with painted faces, and includes all the different types of puppets: sheng, dan, jing, mo, and chou.

Chen Fakui was wearing a white Taoist robe of strange style, similar to mourning clothes, and a white headscarf on his forehead, but there was a big Bagua embroidered on the back of the clothes.

In the distance, Yuan Qu, along with several of his subordinates, and Zhou Peide, who was wearing a hooded cloak, all stood quietly and watched.

Yuan Qu looked at Zhou Peide, who had a gloomy face, and suddenly whispered, "Is everything done?"

Zhou Peide said coldly, "Don't worry, I didn't reveal the name. I found Chang'an Ge Xing, who is the most efficient person under Tu Laoer. I guess they have been sent to Menggu Village by now." Yuan Qu sneered and said, "You are so cautious, are you afraid, Brother Zhou?"

Zhou Peide glanced at him coldly and said nothing.

He was not a fool. In fact, after thinking about it for a while after returning home, he guessed that Yuan Qu had bad intentions and wanted to drag him into the water.

Zhou Pan didn't care about him, nor did he care about Zhou Bai.

But behind them is the entire Zhou family.

Yuan Qu must want to get some leverage so that if something goes wrong, he can threaten Zhou Pan not to betray him.

But even though Zhou Peide had thought it through, he still insisted on taking action.

Because he also knew the news about the treasures in the mass grave.

Chen Fakui will go to get the treasure, and he will bring people to help, and he will also get a share afterwards.

This is Zhou Bai's only hope!
What is the Zhou family?
Zhou Bai got into trouble and was abandoned. Among so many older generations, who would be willing to come out and say a fair word for them?
Seeing Zhou Peide's expression, Yuan Qu smiled sideways and said no more.

At this moment, Chen Fakui in the distance suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the bright moon in the sky, picked up the peach wood sword casually, and started to make hand gestures and chant spells while stepping on the ground.

puff!
He picked up the Bagua water bowl on the altar and sprayed the water into mist.

This is called "spitting water".

Water benefits all things and is close to Tao. The method of "spitting water" can remove dust, cleanse filth, and dispel atmosphere. It is also a key step in opening the altar.

In an instant, things started to pick up steam and the aura of the altar gathered into a powerful force.

Of course, Yuan Qu and the others could not see all this. They just noticed that the wind suddenly blew around them, and when it blew to the altar, it suddenly turned into a whirlwind, causing the surrounding braziers to sway.

And this is just the beginning.

At this moment, Chen Fakui seemed to be a different person. He had an upright figure and deep eyes. He made a few sword flowers with the peach wood sword in his hand. He picked up the decree with his other hand and pointed it at the sky. Then, his steps changed again, as if he was avoiding something...

After completing this set of procedures, he snapped the seal on the table, then picked up a command flag and threw it out, chanting: "Nine Yuan Guizhen Sanyou Divine Lord commands the troops in all camps - hurry up and obey the order!"

After saying that, he pointed the peach wood sword forward.

Call ~
Suddenly, a strong cold wind blew around.

I saw a wooden puppet of a Huadan character enshrined on the altar, which was squeaking and slowly turning its head, as if being pulled by an invisible thread, and it stood up with stiff hands and feet.

This scene made Yuan Qu and others shudder.

Chen Fakui glanced at him calmly and said, "Let's go. According to the previous instructions, take the puppet to the outside of Shangyi Village. When the puppet comes back, leave immediately."

Yuan Qu nodded and immediately looked to the side, "Zhu Tiedan, it's up to you!"

The person he was talking about was a sturdy man with a face full of flesh. He was known as the bravest man in the White Ape Gang and once drank with human liver without batting an eyelid.

However, the man was pale at this time, his forehead was covered with cold sweat. Seeing Yuan Qu's gloomy eyes, he had to bite the bullet and step forward and carefully take the puppet.

Wow…

Unexpectedly, the puppet crawled up his arm to his back like a spider.

"Ah! Ah!"

Zhu Tiedan was so frightened that his whole body started to grow hairy and he started scratching himself everywhere.

Chen Fakui frowned and said, "Don't worry, just don't move."

Yuan Qu also shouted coldly, "Zhu Tiedan, if you dare to do bad things, I will throw you into the grave and bury you alive tonight!"

Scolded by the two men, Zhu Tiedan had no choice but to put on a sad face, quicken his pace, jump onto the black horse next to him, shake the reins, and head towards Shangyi Village.

Along the way, he felt his back getting colder and colder, as if someone was blowing in his ears, and he was shaking with fear.

Fortunately, he was brave enough. After he got used to it, he stopped thinking about it and kept saying, "Roasted meatballs, mutton offal, donkey meat fire..."

We drove at lightning speed and arrived outside Shangyi Village without realizing it.

Zhu Tiedan suddenly felt a lightness on his back. He swallowed and carefully turned his head to look behind him.

The puppet on his back has disappeared without a trace...

(End of this chapter)