From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 87 Blood Demon

Chi Yanhong waited in the cave for two hours and finally saw Li Yang floating up, covered in dust.

Seeing that Li Yang's steps were a little unsteady, Chi Yanhong hurried over to hold his arm.

"How's the situation down there?"

"There's a lot of secrets in the cave, it's connected in all directions, and there's boundless blood energy connecting the entire mountain. I fought it twice, and I scared it away."

Li Yang shook his head with lingering fear, stood firm, and summoned the Moon Essence Wheel.

At this moment, the Moon Essence Wheel seemed to be stained with blood, its surface was dull and lifeless, lacking much of its ethereal and ethereal meaning.

"Let's go, let's get out first. That guy has been hit repeatedly and won't be able to cause any big trouble in the short term."

Chi Yanhong took back his golden round wheel and found that the surface of the round wheel was also dark and it would take a lot of time to refine it again.

Captain Zheng and Gao Miao outside had been waiting for a long time. The soldiers armed with live ammunition looked delighted when they saw the two men come out.

Li Yang shook his head and said, "It has already escaped along the earth veins. I scared it away this time. It will be even more difficult to deal with it next time."

Captain Zheng sighed. If such a thing left Mount Emei, who knows how much trouble it would cause.

"I wonder if you two masters have any other information about it?" asked a researcher nearby.

"It has no physical form. Its entire body is a streak of blood light. It is extremely fast and can devour and corrode all living things in the world."

"You can call it the Blood Demon for now."

Li Yang spoke, and decided on the name of the Blood Demon.

"My friend Chi and I suffered a lot of losses this time. We will be in seclusion at the Golden Summit of Mount Emei for a while. You should follow the ground veins to search for its traces first, and inform me when you find it."

Li Yang handed Captain Zheng a bill of materials and asked him to send someone to Baiyun Mountain to get some things.

After everything was handed over, Li Yang took Chi Yanhong straight to the Golden Summit of Mount Emei.

The two chose a place to meditate and regulate their breathing. Li Yang quickly set up a formation to gather spiritual energy. After a day and a night, the polluted Moon Essence Wheel and the Golden Round Wheel regained their luster.

All the first-grade spiritual rice from Baiyun Mountain was sent over for the two to use for their cultivation.

After lunch, Li Yang and Chi Yanhong were about to meditate, but Captain Zheng brought a monk with him.

This old monk has abundant energy and blood, strong bones, and has already reached the realm of spiritual awakening.

Li Yang saw that he looked familiar: "Are you the black-hearted abbot of Baoguo Temple who sold me the 188 Love Lock?"

Chang Zhen was calm and composed, not feeling awkward at all: "Good, I didn't expect Master Li still remembered me."

"Why, the Love Lock is not selling well?"

"Master Li is wrong. I saw that Master Li has a reserved aura and is definitely not an ordinary person. That's why I decided to establish a relationship with Master Li."

Li Yang looked at Chang Zhen's old face carefully and found that this guy had a smile in his eyes. The more he looked at him, the more he looked like an old fox.

"Zen Master Chang Zhen specifically came to our military and said that he knew something about the Blood Demon." Seeing that the two men knew each other before, Captain Zheng interrupted.

Chang Zhen nodded, and then took out a scripture from his arms with a strange expression: "I originally thought that the legends in the temple were just lies, but I didn't expect that there really is such a thing."

Then Chang Zhen began to talk about the origin of the rise of Buddhism in Mount Emei:
"Taoism has been spreading in Mount Emei since the Han Dynasty. It is one of the Taoist "cave heavens" and is called the "Seventh Cave Heaven".

It was not until the Jin Dynasty that Buddhism was introduced to Emei Mountain, where temples were built and Buddhism was promoted. After that, Buddhism and Taoism coexisted for a long time, with Buddhist temples and palaces interlaced in Emei Mountain, and monks and Taoists competing for development. However, Taoism was strong and Buddhism was weak.

It was not until the end of the Ming Dynasty that Buddhism began to flourish and Taoism gradually declined. Since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty until the present day, there has been no trace of Taoist priests in Mount Emei, and the entire mountain is filled with Buddhist temples. Only some relics of Taoism remain in Mount Emei, such as the Dongyue Temple, which had previously clashed with Li Zhenren.

Li Yang was stunned when he heard this, and met Chi Yanhong's strange eyes.

Late Ming and early Qing? The previous robbery at Yuqing Temple and the zombies at Ma Yi Mountain were both related to this time point.

Even the period when Li Yang deduced that spiritual energy truly disappeared and Taoism ceased to exist was during this period.

Seeing Li Yang's strange expression, the old monk Chang Zhen continued:

"According to modern Hezhou history, the prosperity of Buddhism in Mount Emei was due to the fact that Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk at Huangjue Temple when he was young and had a good impression of Buddhism. He appointed Monk Baotan as the national teacher. At the beginning of the Hongwu reign, he sent a teacher to Mount Emei to rebuild the Tiewa Temple. This was the beginning of the prosperity of Buddhism in Emei."

"Then, during the Wanli period, Emperor Shenzong Zhu Yijun inscribed the name 'Shengshou Wannian Temple' on the Baishui Puxian Temple. Later, Master Miaofeng Fudeng raised funds, and Prince Shen of Lu'an donated thousands of gold to build the Golden Summit Bronze Hall. Since then, our religion has flourished in Mount Emei."

Chang Zhen pointed to the golden palace behind Li Yang, his words full of vicissitudes.

"So what does this have to do with the Blood Demon?" Chi Yanhong asked.

"Master Chi, please don't be impatient."

"I used to think that the prosperity of Emei Buddhism was due to various historical reasons, but later when I was young, I heard the old abbot at that time say that during the late Ming Dynasty, Buddhism flourished with a lot of support from Taoism."

"It is rumored that there is a blood cave in the Shuchuan Mountains, which contains boundless evil spirits. When Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, he killed too many people and disrupted the energy of Shuchuan. The location of the blood cave was also exposed in Mount Emei, attracting demons to surround it.

There was a demon who escaped into the blood cave, and no one could stop him. Later, the Taoist Heavenly Master took action to suppress and lock him. But the demon was connected to the blood cave, so it was difficult to kill him, so he had to be separated and detained for the time being. Later, the Taoist Heavenly Master discussed with our sect and built a temple in Mount Emei to suppress and purify the blood cave with the supreme Buddhist Dharma.

Zen Master Chang Zhen then put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name with compassion.

Li Yang was stunned by what he heard.

Captain Zheng next to him also had a strange expression on his face. In the past, he would have thought that Chang Zhen was misleading people and making up some weird stories.

Captain Zheng recalled some things Zhang Miaofa from Longhu Mountain had said before. Some of the things happened to coincide with what Chang Zhen said?

Li Yang thought to himself. The blood cave should be the cave he entered, but the spiritual energy had been extinguished for hundreds of years, and the power of the so-called blood cave had been greatly reduced, with only a bit of evil aura.

"Is there any basis for what Zen Master Chang Zhen said?"

"No, I just heard it from my master."

Chang Zhen's expression relaxed and he returned to his calm and composed look.

"But corresponding to what Captain Zhao said, some things are probably not groundless. If Master Li needs to refine the devil, our sect will definitely support him." The revival of spiritual energy is naturally not just happening in the Taoist Qingcheng Mountain. The Buddhist Wutai Mountain also held a prayer ceremony before. When Chang Zhen met Li Yang on the Golden Summit, he had already communicated with Captain Zheng.

After seeing off Zen Master Chang Zhen, Li Yang felt overwhelmed.

"The earth veins in Shuchuan are complicated. Emei Mountain, Luoji Mountain, and Xiling Snow Mountain are connected by many earth veins. It was forced to abandon the Emei Blood Cave and escape into the earth veins, but it was no longer restrained. When it recovers from dormancy, can I really deal with this old villain that even the Heavenly Master can't deal with?"

Li Yang's mind moved, and the Moon Essence Wheel returned to the center of his eyebrows for nourishment.

Li Yang carefully felt the spiritual energy of Mount Emei. Although the Blood Demon had escaped, the concentration of spiritual energy in Mount Emei had not yet recovered.

This guy can hide in the earth's veins, pollute the spiritual energy and strengthen himself. You are simply the natural enemy of all practitioners.

"I understand why you are so nervous about the Blood Demon." Li Yang whispered, "Besides, you and I have both hurt it before, and this guy doesn't seem like he can be reasonable and let bygones be bygones..."

Chi Yanhong saw Li Yang's expression and instantly understood what Li Yang was thinking. He smiled and said, "Why, is our Master Li afraid too?"

"That's not the case. At least for now, in a one-on-one fight, I am not afraid of it. It's just that this thing can defile people's magic weapons, which is really disgusting."

Li Yang straightened his chest. From the moment he entered the cultivation path, he had become the first person in the entire cultivation world to cross levels. If he was also afraid of the Blood Demon, then he would be really finished.

Chi Yanhong's face also became a little solemn after hearing this: "In the final analysis, our magic weapons are too low-level. I haven't started to refine my golden round wheel yet. After all, you figured out your Moon Essence Wheel by yourself. Moreover, the Moon Qi tends to be pure and demon-slaying, and its ability to cleanse evil is not outstanding."

Li Yang knew what Chi Yanhong meant. If they wanted to deal with the Blood Demon at this stage, they had to find other weapons, or improve their magic weapons.

"Forget it. Since we have entered the earth veins, let the Geological Bureau and the government worry about it first..."

Although the spiritual energy of Mount Emei had declined due to the influence of the Blood Demon, it was not much different from that of Mount Baiyun. The two then meditated in seclusion at the Golden Summit of Emei.

The Golden Summit of Mount Emei is located above the sea of ​​clouds. Without any cloud cover, it would be faster to cultivate the root method.

At nightfall, Li Yang summoned the Moon Essence Wheel.

The Moon Essence Wheel had been cleansed again by him using the Moon Qi and had regained its brilliance.

"The experience points required to advance the two root methods have suddenly increased to 50,000. It is not realistic to advance them in a short time. If you want to improve your strength, you can only practice Taoism."

Li Yang set the tone for his next move. He had no idea about the fives in the Taoist magic of Five Thunders, so he could only practice the last three steps of the external training of the sword-controlling technique first.

The next three steps are seal carving, maintaining the vessel, and inscribing the gods.

The so-called seal patterns, as the name suggests, are spiritual patterns engraved on the Moon Essence Wheel. There are a total of 108 spiritual patterns, which coincide with the number of Zhoutian. These spiritual patterns are moon patterns passed down along with the Jade Toad Eating Qi Method, and each one is extremely ancient, mysterious and strange.

Once the 108 moon patterns are engraved successfully, the killing power of the Moon Essence Wheel will be greatly enhanced. Moreover, these 108 moon patterns form a system in themselves. After all of them are engraved, they can generate great power to destroy demons. When Li Yang fights against the Blood Demon again, the Moon Essence Wheel will be able to resist the filth of the Blood Demon.

Li Yang concentrated his attention, and the moonlight in the sky surged around the Moon Essence Wheel, transforming into ancient and clear lines that fell on the Moon Essence Wheel.

The carving of the moon pattern is a painstaking process. There is no shortcut at all. Moreover, once the moon pattern is carved, it cannot be changed and must be done with extreme caution.

As the moon patterns fell, the Moon Essence Wheel became more mysterious and transcendent.

Chi Yanhong looked at Li Yang with envy as she was refining the Moon Essence Wheel. Her golden round wheel was still in the internal refining stage and it would take some time before she could start the external refining.

Fortunately, she didn't need to find the materials for external refining by herself. This was also one of the requirements that Chi Yanhong and Li Yang put forward to the authorities when they were guarding Mount Emei.
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On Mount Qingcheng, it had been more than ten days since Qi Qianshu went into seclusion. The other Taoists looked in the direction of Qi Qianshu's seclusion with half envy and half yearning in their eyes.

As long as you take that step, you will be completely transformed, live for over two hundred years, and be able to generate many mysterious and great powers.

The reason why Qingcheng Mountain is so lame now is because many of your Quanzhen Taoism's methods require an innate realm to be performed.

For example, the talismans of the Shangqing Maoshan sect cannot be drawn unless you reach the innate level. The things left by the ancestors cannot exert their maximum power.

For example, when Wu Peng used the thunder talisman on the Venerable that day, if Wu Peng had innate cultivation and could infuse spiritual energy, then the Venerable would definitely not dare to take it head-on.

One day after dinner, Zheng Zhaoyuan went to visit Chen Xiyan where he was practicing.

One of these two is Quanzhen, the other is Zhengyi, both are at the Qi Ling realm. For various reasons, they are good friends.

Chen Xiyan saw Zheng Zhaoyuan, smiled bitterly, and understood the purpose of this friend's visit.
Zheng Zhaoyuan's eyes were filled with sorrow. "Wu Peng of the Beidi Tianpeng Sect also announced a retreat two days ago. Judging from his momentum, he should be trying to become a Xiantian before Qi Qiansu."

Chen Xiyan nodded: "Fellow Daoist Wu is the youngest among the thirteen awakened spirits in Qingcheng Mountain. He is young and energetic. In addition, his trip to Mount Emei touched him, so his breakthrough this time is not unexpected."

The thirteen awakened spirits in Qingcheng Mountain are still divided into different levels. Those like Wu Pengqi and Qian Su, who are young, have high cultivation and have touched the threshold of innateness, are naturally the first level.

The rest are either young, have special opportunities, or have excellent physiques, and all of them are expected to be gifted.

Zheng Zhaoyuan and Chen Xiyan are both older and of average caliber.

In the normal modern times, things like root bones were nonsense and useless. But once the spiritual energy revived, the role of root bones became much greater.

For example, the reason why Zheng Zhaoyuan wanted to pass on Gao Miao's true method on Mount Emei was that Gao Miao's aptitude was quite rare, which made the old man feel attracted to his talent.

Chen Xiyan and Zheng Zhaoyuan were both those people who had no hope of attaining innate talent, so they made great efforts in Qingcheng Mountain. You should know that Taoism has always attached great importance to inheritance since ancient times, but these two people handed over all the inheritance of formations and talismans in the sect to the official.

All they seek is the truth!

"In the past month at Mount Qingcheng, Daoist Fellows Qi Qiansu and Wu Peng have both achieved the state of innateness. I wonder when ordinary people like us will be able to see the opportunity to transcend the ordinary world."

The two men sat facing each other and exchanged scriptures.

The inheritance of the Quanzhen Sect is quite different. The two of them broke the barriers and learned from each other. In the eyes of the two sects, this was undoubtedly breaking the rules. But now there is official pressure, and the two of them only seek innateness, so others can't say anything.

"I have some doubts about the scripture you gave me last time. Regarding the elixir your sect mentioned, it is still... "

The incense burner was filled with smoke as the two old Taoists spoke passionately, both arguing and seeking the truth.

Just then, there was a sudden commotion outside the door and a loud noise of people, disturbing their thoughts.

Zheng Zhaoyuan pushed open the door and grabbed a Taoist boy who was running around excitedly.
"What's going on? How can there be such a noise in such a quiet place like the Taoist sect?"

"Mr. Zheng is practicing, and Taoist Qi, he has come out of retreat!"

(End of this chapter)