The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 12: The Heavenly Master of the Taiping Dynasty, the God of Fire
Inner city, rice shop.

The lights were dim and the smoke of incense was curling.

The altar enshrines the statues of Taishang Laojun and the gods of the nine states.

The names of the believers are written in the handwriting of the Three Officials in front of the tablets.

There are four men in green robes and green crowns in front of the altar.

The middle-aged monk in the lead had cinnabar on his face and spoke in a hoarse voice:
"Today is the first battle of the Taiping Heavenly Master Sect. Sima Jinchao came to power illegitimately, so the heaven sent Master to take it. When the people outside are rioting, we will take the opportunity to set fire to disrupt the sight of the soldiers guarding the city gate, and then we will wait for an opportunity to open the city gate."

The Taiping Tianshi Dao is what they called themselves, while outsiders generally called it the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, the Taiping Bandits, etc.

We must fight today to make a name for ourselves and let all the weaklings in the world see what the weak Jin Dynasty looks like, so that heroes can rise up and compete for the Central Plains.

Seeing that the other four people were at a loss, the man changed his expression and trembled in front of the altar. The others knew that it was a spirit possessed by a god, so they knelt down and listened to his orders.

The man wrote down three talismans.

"I have reported this to the Supreme Lord Lao, and he has cast down a spell to ensure that you are safe and sound."

"Yes! Liturgical wine!"

Jijiu is a common name for the leadership of the Taiping Tianshi Dao, but the real Jijiu are only the six chief Jijius.

After years of war, the Taiping Heavenly Master Dao was scattered into various local beliefs, and the various forces did not even have a unified slogan for rebellion. Their goal was to integrate the Taiping religion throughout the world.

"Save the people and bring peace to the world!"

……

At Liu's residence, more than twenty rangers gathered in the courtyard, with swords placed in the corner.

Liang Yue paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and the ranger waited quietly for him to speak.

Liu Chong, Liang Yue and Lin Jian are nicknamed the Three Heroes of Dongcheng. Now that Liu Chong is not here, Liang Yue can give orders on his behalf.

"No matter what happens, guard this street and don't let outsiders in. You can kill people if necessary, and I will bear the consequences. I will be back in half an hour."

"Yes!"

The rangers said in unison.

Liang Yue returned to his residence. Today was a day off and Zhu Yingtai was also there.

"Yingtai, take your grandmother and Liu Jue into the cellar. Don't come out easily without my signal."

"Okay, I understand." Zhu Yingtai didn't know what was going on. Since Liang Yue asked her to do so, she just did it.

Liang Yue didn't think that group of rangers were reliable, so it would be more practical to let his family hide.

Holding a dagger and a horn bow, he went out under the cover of night.

The divine mind senses the four directions and avoids passers-by.

dong dong dong...

The night watchman’s gongs and drums sounded!

kill! !
Inside the city, the believers and refugees who had been hiding in various places took action.

They tied yellow scarves to distinguish between friend and foe, killed anyone they saw, set fires everywhere, and gathered in groups to attack the wealthy and powerful. If the resistance was fierce, they would turn to the houses nearby.

Involve more people.

"The fire is coming, the fire is coming!!"

"Murder! There's a traitor!"

There were constant wailing, crying and begging for mercy.

Patrolmen from the county government office were rushing around putting out fires.

At this moment, Liang Yue went to the rice shop according to the intelligence.

But the other party was not in the rice shop, but in the tailor shop next door, and the bodies of the tailor were lying in the corner.

Inside, the four sat quietly waiting.

Hearing the deafening shouts and cries of killing coming from outside, the chief priest looked excited.

"It's almost there, wait a little longer, we will charge towards the city gate to welcome the main force."

There are more than a hundred core believers outside the city, and if they are accompanied by another one or two thousand people, it would be enough to cause a major chaos.

The fire of ambition flashed in the eyes of the chief priest. He pointed to the void above his head and said to everyone: "There are gods above us. With the Lord's blessing, we will succeed!"

The rooftop five and a half meters away.

Liang Yue appeared in the darkness, drawing his longbow.

Whoosh!
The steel arrow pierced through the roof and accurately hit the head of the person on the right side of the priest. The priest was talking when he saw the head of the person next to him explode, and warm blood splashed all over his face.

Whizzing!

The sounds of several arrows breaking through the air were heard, accompanied by several screams.

Wow!
A figure crashed through the roof and fell from the three-foot void in the sky.

A magical scene was happening to that man, with light spots like lamps surrounding him.

The remaining two were injured, but they still had the ability to fight back. When they saw this man, they stood still and allowed the opponent's sword to cut their necks.

Currently, only Jijiu is left on the field.

"Bold!" The chief priest made a prompt decision. He was not intimidated by the mysterious sight before him. Instead, he used his internal strength, stepped on the ground with his feet, and used the rebound force to shoot towards Liang Yue.

As he approached quickly, his palms turned black and had a pungent smell.

"Huh?" Liang Yue raised his eyebrows, feeling surprised.

This person's palms were clearly poisonous. It was not a toxin that was applied in advance, but was caused by his own internal force. Was this internal force with attributes?

If you get hit, the consequences will be disastrous.

It seems that we cannot underestimate the masters of internal strength. Even if they are of middle-grade quality and look ordinary, we must use all our strength to deal with them.

This person was close to the range of the Mi Yan light and was only slightly dazed. His fanatical emotions overwhelmed the confusing power of the illusion.

It was at this moment of stunned silence.

Lock it!

The light freezes this person!

"Who are you? Who are you?"

After the frenzy, the motionless priest was filled with fear.

This is definitely not something that ordinary martial arts can do! Could it be that the Supreme Lord Laojun sent heavenly soldiers and generals?

A golden flame floated in Liang Yue's palm. His expression flickered and he said in a faint voice, "Haha, there are gods above us. Tell me your origins one by one. If I feel better, I may consider accepting you and sharing the path to immortality."

The blazing flames seemed to turn the secret room into a furnace.

"Immortal Fire Master, I say, I say!"

Hearing this, the man stopped struggling and looked fanatical and yearning. This was magic. How could internal energy generate such a terrifying fire?

Soon he forgot the blood oath he had made and poured out all the information he knew.

It turns out that the Taiping Tianshi Dao was not a monolithic entity, but was divided into six major sects based on the Taoist traditions left by the six great chief priests.

The poison power used by the chief priest is called Dan Ding Gong, which uses the toxicity of the elixir to transform it into the internal force of the Dan Ding.

In addition to the Danding Sect, there are also the Baqin Sect, the Taiping Shenquan Sect, etc., and each sect has different interests.

"Where is your headquarters? Does your sect have any magic?" This is what Liang Yue was concerned about.

The eternal flame of the Taiping Lamp should be the magic of the Taiping Sect.

"I don't know. They usually contact us when something happens. We hardly see them at other times. As for magic, the sect doesn't value it. They only teach internal skills."

Soon, the locking spell will lose its effect.

In order to prevent this guy from secretly attacking him with a palm or shooting some hidden weapon, Liang Yue threw out flames.

The Yellow Springs Lamp flame devoured the man on the spot.

"Ah! Demon! The Taiping Heavenly Master will not let you go!" The libation rolled on the ground, and the flames devoured his life. He couldn't believe that the god would go back on his word!
After ten breaths, the priest turned into a charred corpse.

Liang Yue smiled coldly and said, "I just want to step on you to get to the top."

After searching all around, they did not find any secret manuals of the Taiping Sect. But when you think about it, for an operation of this level, most people would not want to carry any miscellaneous items with them, most of which would be gold, silver and other treasures.

After cutting off the head of the priest and wrapping it in cloth, Liang Yue stood up and returned to the street where Liang's house was.

Don’t equate these people with the Taoists in previous lives just because they have the word “Tao” in their name.

Most of them make a living by exploiting their followers. In addition, they worship the way of sex, so women in the sect are often molested by them. In some places, large-scale sex conferences are even held.

This religion can only be reformed if people of insight come forward to bring about reforms, or if these cancerous people are killed off.

Liang Yue didn't have that idea.

Today, I just want to get rid of my commoner status by becoming the leader of the rice thieves.

(End of this chapter)