Knife splashing

Chapter 642: Luoyang Rebellion
"The Vairocana Buddha was damaged, and he took the initiative to request repairs..."

"The textures of the Buddha are all micro-carved from Buddhist scriptures. I'm afraid they have been tampered with..."

Master Kuzhu quickly recounted the incident, saying in a hurry, "It is said that the Yique demon dragon caused a storm and caused the river water to flow back into the capital. Emperor Minghuang of the Tang Dynasty ordered the 'Three Great Bodhisattvas of Kaiyuan' to bless the Buddha and suppress the demon dragon. Later, Chen Shoujing released the demon dragon. This old monk thought that the restrictions on it had been destroyed long ago."

"But I heard from Captain Pei that the 'Soul-collecting Boat' appeared in the Yi River. It should be related to this matter. The demon lives in the temple all year round. I am afraid that he will attack the monks and laymen in the temple. I will go back now..."

Before the old monk had time to leave, he saw Madam Pei's men rushing over with panic on their faces.

"It's a mess, it's a mess!"

"The Maitreya sect is causing chaos in Luoyang City, and the government office has been burned down!"

…………

As dusk fell, the streets of Luoyang were filled with an uneasy atmosphere.

"When Maitreya comes to the world, good fortune will come naturally!"

Hundreds of men in coarse linen clothes shouted loudly in front of the City God Temple.

They waved yellow paper talismans in their hands, and more people gathered here.

"That's it! The City God is suppressing our fortune!"

"The people's livelihood in Luoyang is in decline now, all because of this thing!"

"Smash it to get relief!"

In the crowd, a man with a pointed face and monkey-like appearance suddenly raised a stone and smashed it hard at the temple door.

"boom!"

The wooden door, which was already mottled and peeling, was instantly dented.

Although it didn't break open, it sounded like a command.

The people around all picked up stones and threw them out.

Ping Pong Pong!

Suddenly, rocks fell like rain, and the wooden door was soon full of holes.

All the people, regardless of gender, age or status, had nothing but resentment and fanaticism on their faces.

In recent years, the situation in Luoyang City has become increasingly worse.

Following the trend of the times, since the opening of the sea, the court has now focused on the coast...

There are natural disasters. Ten years ago there was a major epidemic, followed by the backflow of the Yellow River, three years of drought, and now there are strange celestial phenomena...

There is man-made trouble. The King of Luoyang is a drunkard who is good at harming the people. The various forces in the city exploit him...

In short, the people are full of resentment.

The laws of the Daxuan Dynasty were strict and the officials in Luoyang were overbearing, which was enough to suppress this resentment under normal circumstances.

But suppressing it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Once it breaks out, it will be no different from the Yellow River bursting its banks.

Colluding with Maitreya is a serious crime.

But when life is crushed, people have nothing to worry about.

Even this time, there were not many Maitreya believers gathering together, far less than the chaos in Guanzhong ten years ago.

Most of them are ordinary people who just follow suit to vent.

Soon, the gate of the City God Temple was smashed open.

What surprised them was that there was deathly silence in the City God Temple.

The Taoist priests who usually come here have all left, and the temple door is open, revealing the cold body of the temple keeper.

This situation doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it.

However, the people were too lazy to pay any attention and just rushed in to smash, loot and burn.

The towering statues of the City God and the Judge were overturned and smashed.

The curtains, yellow talismans, and red cloth were all set on fire.

The copper incense burners and ritual vessels used for sacrificial offerings were scrambled for.

In the chaos, no one noticed.

On the beams of the main hall, there were lucky coins stained with blood...

Inside the broken statue, there was something filthy like mud, and white maggots were swirling inside...

All the black wandering soul jars used to worship the Sheling soldiers were tied with straw ropes and white talismans. After being broken by the rioters, it seemed that black gas surged and penetrated into the nearby people. In addition to snatching the bronze vessels, the chaotic crowd actually began to fight each other...

……

The chaos in Chenghuang Temple is just a small part of the situation.

Outside the official warehouse Hanjia Warehouse in the east of the city, the warehouse door, which was usually heavily guarded, had been knocked open by the mob.

The grain bags were torn into pieces, and corn mixed with mud and water covered the blue brick floor.

Some Maitreya followers held torches and shouted:

"The government warehouses are full of grain, and there are starving people everywhere! Damn it if they robbed it!"

"Rob!"

Looking at the full warehouse of grain, the people's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot and they rushed forward.

"What are you...doing?"

The grain officer stepped forward tremblingly to stop him.

puff!
He had just taken two steps when a Maitreya follower with a fierce look on his face stepped forward and stabbed him to death.

However, the people at this time simply didn't care.

They scrambled to open the grain sacks, only to find that there was only gravel and dust underneath.

They just put a layer of food on the surface to deceive people.

"Damn it! All the food was stolen!"

"No wonder they didn't open the warehouses to release grain after the disaster a while ago!"

After discovering this, the people became even more angry.

No one noticed that the "Maitreya believer" who had just killed someone had a mocking look in his eyes...

……

In the south of the city, the sweet home, the Du family residence.

As a wealthy family in Luoyang, the Du family naturally had a large courtyard with high walls.

He even paid a large sum of money to hire security guards from the Guazimen.

However, at this moment, the door of the Du family was open and thick smoke was coming out of the roof.

Blood flowed out from the crack in the door, leaving bloody footprints all over the place.

The courtyard walls were filled with heart-wrenching cries.

Mr. Du was slumped in the armchair with a knife in his chest, watching his concubine being dragged into the room by the "house servants".

The one who started it was the beggar who used to help his family pour out the night incense...

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Next to the bell and drum tower in the city center is the Luoyang government office.

A hole was smashed in the drum at the entrance and the entire yamen was engulfed in flames.

There are many experts in Kung Fu in the public sector.

However, the cook who was mixed in gave everyone croton seeds upon receiving the order.

They were all so exhausted that they had no strength to resist.

The yamen runners who usually acted arrogantly were hacked to death.

The prefect of Luoyang, who did not have time to escape, was hanged from the beam of the house.

With a long tongue sticking out, the corpse was burned to charcoal by the fire.

The grain stores and markets on Xiguan Street were in a mess, with flames shooting into the sky.

Outside the Ying'en Gate in the north of the city, the soldiers gathered at the entrance of the post station were fighting with a group of black-clad masters.

Even inside the Luoyang Palace, the Ghost Emperor's men were setting fires everywhere.

From afar, thick smoke was rising everywhere in the entire Luoyang city.

When Li Yan and others arrived,
This is the scene you see.

"Let's go, I can't take care of it anymore!"

Yin Jiuge sighed slightly, "If we don't find the center of the formation, the whole Yuzhou will be in great trouble."

After saying that, he rushed into the city first.

Li Yan and a few others followed closely with stern expressions.

After learning of Wang Xuanmo's whereabouts, everyone immediately went to Longmen Grottoes.

Unfortunately, the Ghost Emperor had already left, leaving everyone empty-handed.

This Vairocana Buddha is indeed one of the nodes.

I don't know who chose this place, but it happens to be above the stone chamber connecting to the fake underworld of the Qin Palace.

The stone chamber inside was once opened by a Buddhist master and was engraved with the "Heart Sutra".

This is the most powerful spell in Buddhism to suppress evil and is known as the "King of Spells".

Not only that, the passage leading to the outside of the stone chamber was also blocked.

Unfortunately, it has now been dug up again and the scriptures inside have been scribbled all over.

Seeing this, everyone immediately decided to act separately. The people from Shangqing Palace and Xiangshan Temple took out their treasures and tried their best to suppress the nodes. At the same time, they sent people to the White Horse Temple and various Xuanmen Dharma lineages to warn them and gather people...

With the help of Yue San'er, the people of the Heluo Chamber of Commerce suppressed those "soul-collecting ships" and sent people to Kaifeng and other places to seek help...

As for Li Yan and others, they followed Yin Jiuge and went into the city to look for other nodes.

The crowd shuttled through remote streets and alleys, avoiding the mob, and soon arrived at the City God Temple.

The chaos here is over long ago.

The statues in the temple were smashed, the beams were burned, and the ashes of incense were scattered.

Li Yan frowned slightly and suddenly raised his left hand.

Wow~
The demon-suppressing coins on the arm guard Qian Nian all rang, and evil spirits gathered.

Almost instantly, a strong wind blew up in the hall, frost condensed on the ground, and the remaining fire was extinguished.

This arm guard, “Qian Nian”, was obtained from Shu, and it has the words “Heaven and earth are filled with mist, and all things become pure” embroidered on it.

This treasure imitates the cave heaven with longitude and latitude lines, which can gather the evil qi, but its greatest function is to nourish spiritual creatures.

Li Yan sewed all the demon-suppressing coins on it and kept it warm on a daily basis.

Although it will take a long time to become a spiritual creature, the arm guard can be of great help.

This treasure can temporarily gather the evil energy and increase the power of spells.

Gathering the Yin Qi to put out the fire, it has become naturally easy.

The flames went out and smoke billowed from the dark beams.

Li Yan pinched the Yang Jue with his left hand, took a deep breath, and smelled a fishy smell mixed with the incense. He shook his head and said solemnly: "It has been tampered with, and the incense has been contaminated."

Then he looked up at the beams above his head.

He leaped up, stepped on the wall for leverage, and leaped into the air, drawing out the Dust-Breaking Sword at the same time.

Ding Ding Ding!
With a few crisp sounds, the burnt copper coins fell to the ground.

Although this thing was nailed to the beam and was burnt black, it could not be hidden from Li Yan's nose.

Yin Jiuge picked up one coin and wiped off the black dirt on the surface. He saw the Big Dipper engraved on the back of the coin and the four characters "ban incense to suppress evil spirits" were written in seal script on the front.

"Forbidden incense to suppress evil spirits?"

Yin Jiuge frowned slightly, a little surprised, and asked: "Why is this thing still there?"

"During the Huichang reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, 260,000 monks and nuns returned to secular life. The imperial court ordered the destruction of Buddhist temples and the melting of bronze statues to make coins. This coin was a "Buddha-suppressing coin" that was secretly minted at the time. It was used in conjunction with the "pulse-cutting technique" of Zhao Guizhen, a master under Emperor Wuzong, to destroy many famous Buddhist temples. Later, it was completely destroyed because it was too vicious."

"Maybe someone is hiding it?"

"Impossible. The Buddhist sect hates this so much that they not only offered a large sum of money to buy it and destroy it, but also spread the news that anyone who uses this treasure is an enemy of Buddhism. That's why it has been extinct for many years."

“It’s from overseas!”

Li Yan interrupted the conversation.

I saw him taking out a few pieces of iron from the cracks in the bricks of the statue's base.

There are lotus patterns and some Japanese spells engraved on it.

I could vaguely see that it said: Incense is cut off, wishes are broken, Buddha and devil are one, the boundary is sealed into iron...

"Coming from Japan, that's not surprising."

Yin Jiuge said in a cold voice: "During the Tang Dynasty, many Japanese came from Japan and brought back many things."

As he spoke, he took out the compass and looked around, then nodded and said, "This is also one of the nodes. I will set up an altar to exorcise the evil spirits."

With the help of everyone, he quickly set up the altar, and took out five-colored soil from the leather bag on his waist, and scattered it in all directions. Then he burned incense and lit candles, stepped on the magic circle and chanted incantations.

As one of the Five Yin Priests of the Underworld Cult, he naturally has some valuable treasures in his hands.

Yin Jiuge placed a tiger talisman with a yin-yang pattern engraved on its back on the incense table.

Li Yan could see clearly that the tiger talisman was engraved with small seal characters, indicating that it was a treasure from the Qin Palace.

hum!
As the altar was established, incense smoke rose and the tiger talisman trembled slightly.

A burst of blazing evil energy suddenly rose from the ground.

People couldn't see it, but they felt the backs of their feet starting to get hot.

Li Yan pinched his fingers and took a deep sniff, then shook his head and said, "I can't smell it. There should be a secret room below, at least three meters below."

"never mind."

Yin Jiuge said in a deep voice: "The City God Temple is usually crowded with people, and I guess Wang Xuanmo's men don't dare to dig randomly, so they can only use this method to pollute the incense. I have stabilized the earth's qi, but I need someone to defend it."

"Let me do it."

Long Yaner suddenly spoke, her face calm, "Leave it to me, no one can come in."

Hearing this, Li Yan nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, Sister Long, be careful."

Although they did not see the nodal letters left by Xu Fu, there must be more than one in Luoyang City.

They still have to continue searching, so they can only leave people behind for defense.

Although Long Yaner is low-key, her witchcraft is strong enough to make Li Yan feel at ease.

They left the City God Temple quickly without further ado.

After everyone left, Long Yan'er came outside the hall, took out a flute from her sleeve and started playing it.

Call ~
A cold wind blew, and a puff of black smoke flew out of the leather bag around her waist.

Looking closely, they are all tiny poisonous insects, scattered in the air, almost like dust.

After releasing the poisonous insect, Long Yan'er still did not stop.

She continued to play the flute, and dense swarms of "frost moths" flew out.

It was already dusk, and the fireflies behind the "Frost Moth"'s tail flickered like stars in the sky, all over the outside of the City God Temple.

Strange things also happened, and there were still mobs running around in the streets.

However, in their eyes, the City God Temple remains the same as before, and they will subconsciously ignore...

…………

Meanwhile, other places were busy.

Cuiyun Peak of Mangshan Mountain and Shangqing Palace.

Inside the Sanqing Hall, the densely packed lotus lanterns look like stars.

All the walls and beams are covered with the "Five Thunder Talismans".

The "Dutian Five Thunder Talisman" left by Zhang Daoling has been damaged, so they can only win by quantity.

Outside the main hall, there are three altars distributed according to the positions of heaven, earth and man.

Dan Qingzi and several veteran Taoist masters, as well as all the disciples in the surrounding temple, were making hand gestures and chanting incantations.

"Five thunders, five thunders, follow each other step by step, five thunders in one, thunderbolts flying everywhere..."

This is the Xuanmen Five Thunder Curse. Although the arrangement left by Zhang Daoling has been destroyed, it has pointed them in the direction.

Use the Five Thunder Talisman and the Five Thunder Curse to suppress it.

The sky was gloomy at this time, which was also a sign of destiny.

zizi~
As several old Taoist priests began to perform rituals, arcs of electricity flashed on all the ironware in the Sanqing Hall.

It seemed as if there was a force rising from underground.

The Five Thunder Talismans turned into burnt ashes, but there was always a Taoist priest to replace them in time.

Gradually, the Five Thunder Talisman was no longer damaged...

It was also busy inside the Longmen Grottoes.

In every area of ​​the Vairocana Buddha, there are monks meditating and chanting.

Although this place has been destroyed, like Shangqing Palace, our ancestors also left clues here.

All the monks were chanting the Shurangama Mantra.

Inside the stone chamber, monks were holding vajra and re-carving...

Rumble!
Above Mount Mang, lightning was surging.

Perhaps because several nodes were repaired in succession, the blood light was much lighter...

……

On the Yi River, the river channel has long been blocked.

"Don't let it get ashore!"

"Get some more mahogany arrows!"

As Yue Saner gave loud commands, the people from the Heluo Chamber of Commerce became busy.

Dense array of peach wood rockets flew out and set the "soul-collecting boat" on the river on fire.

At this moment, no one dared to be careless.

Because as it got dark, everyone could already vaguely see the looming figures on the boat.

However, Yue San'er always had a frown on his face.

"Senior, is it possible that burning it will also go wrong?"

Madam Pei beside her asked hurriedly.

Yue Saner shook his head and said, "Something is wrong."

"The Soul-Gathering Ship is the most powerful magic of the Yin Fu Sect. I saw one in the past and almost lost my life."

"With so many soul-collecting ships, where do all the ghosts on board go?"

(End of this chapter)