One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 34: Drawing and Offering

In the kitchen behind the Chijun Temple, everyone gathered around a stove.

Fish was cooking in the iron pot on the stove, and next to it there were tofu and vegetables, all of which were bought from the people here.

There was wine on the ground next to it. The wine was brought by Yang Liuqing, whose family specialized in brewing wine.

Mi Fu held the bowl and said, "Brother, I toast you. This is all our fault."

The others also picked up their bowls.

Zhao Fuyun sighed in his heart. There were some things that he absolutely could not say, even now. Before he had the strength to be fearless of everything, some things had to be kept to himself.

The four people in front of him obviously knew it, and they never asked whether he had killed Xu Yajun.

Of course, something happened, like a crack, it will always be there.

"I'm very happy that you guys can come. Everything is over. We cultivators have long life spans, but we also have many disasters. We all need to cultivate well so that we can help each other when we encounter problems. Otherwise, we will eventually drift apart."

"Here, take this bowl of wine. I wish that we will not lose our ambition and live up to our youth on the road of cultivation." Zhao Fuyun said loudly.

Everyone clinked their bowls together and drank it all in one gulp.

From sunset to late night, and then everyone found a room to rest.

Zhao Fuyun was sitting in the courtyard practicing Yin Lu, when a cloud of mist descended from the sky.

She glanced around the houses in the courtyard and said, "Have you finished telling each other your true feelings?"

Zhao Fuyun stood up and said with a smile: "Master Xun, you are joking. We just haven't seen each other for a few days."

"Haha." Master Xun sneered and said, "You are very careful about what you should and shouldn't say. This is very good. As a cultivator, in addition to controlling your thoughts and mind, you must also be able to control your mouth."

Zhao Fuyun pursed his lips and thought to himself, "I don't see you controlling your mouth at all."

"What are you thinking?"

Xun Lanyin narrowed her almond-shaped eyes, which were filled with a hint of murderous intent, and stared at Zhao Fuyun.

Zhao Fuyun suddenly thought of a rumor that the talisman made by Xun Lanyin contained not only the Xuanyin talisman, but also a She talisman, which had the power to capture the soul and steal the thoughts.

These are some thoughts that arise in other people's minds. If they spread out, she will capture them in front of her.

Zhao Fuyun immediately collected his thoughts and said seriously, "Disciple is thinking, this time I want to thank Master Xun for bringing them here so that they can get rid of that entanglement."

"Hmph, practice hard. In the world of practice, cultivation is the foundation." Xun Lanyin said. At this point, she changed her words and said, "I went to the mountain again this time and copied the formation diagram on the jade bed. Come and take a look."

After saying that, Xun Lanyin took out a roll of silk from her sleeve, waved it in the air, and the silk unfolded.

Zhao Fuyun was slightly moved when he saw her exquisite ability to control objects, because it was difficult for him to do it himself. The silk seemed to be held by an invisible hand and unfolded in the air.

Then he saw a painting on it. At first glance, he saw that the picture was a plum blossom with seven flower buds growing on one branch, and one of them stretched into the mist.

Is this a magic circle?

Is this the key to open the magic circle that exists in the universe?
Zhao Fuyun looked at the painting and these thoughts arose in his mind.

When he realized that he shouldn't think like this, Xun Lanyin next to him was already looking at him with scrutiny.

"What do you think?" Xun Lanyin asked.

Zhao Fuyun suppressed his wandering thoughts, but deep in his heart he was thinking. He looked at it a few more times and thought that if the mist represented the foggy river and the flower branches represented a canyon, then this seemed to make sense.

"Master Xun has a keen eye and a clever mind. He can actually see the magic circle from this painting. This is beyond the reach of my disciples." Zhao Fuyun said.

After hearing this, Xun Lanyin waved her hand, rolled up the silk, and said, "Where do you think the magic circle of this flower branch should be?"

"Those tributaries and canyons connecting to the Fog River, I think they are all possible, but no one has found them in all these years, so they must be in a place no one expected." "The painting on the jade bed must have been seen by many people, and some people must have thought about the formation, but no one has found the cave, which shows that it must not be a place we can think of right away."

"Isn't it possible that they are not familiar with the formation, so they didn't find it?" Xun Lanyin said.

"Of course it is possible. How many people in this world can be as proficient in formations as Master Xun?" Zhao Fuyun said.

Xun Lanyin looked up at the sky. The faint moon was hanging there alone, with no stars to accompany it.

"Starting tomorrow, we will draw out the topography of this area. The mountains will be marked with stars, and the canyons and rivers will be drawn as lines. Over the years, the mountains may have shifted, and the river channels must have also broken and changed. By drawing them on the map, we can have a more comprehensive understanding and try to restore them."

What Xun Lanyin said has actually been taught before, which is the method of observing geography. It must be drawn on a drawing so that it can be studied carefully.

The other four people heard the noise and came out, but they didn't dare to say anything in front of Xun Lanyin.

The next day, Xun Lanyin took them out, and each of them brought paper and pen to draw a map of the mountains and rivers.

If they wanted to finish painting the entire mountain with this section of the foggy river as the center, it would not be completed in a short period of time, so Xun Lanyin brought the four of them over.

Zhao Fuyun was not assigned any task, but as soon as Xun Lanyin and the others left, Zhu Puyi came with a few people.

At first glance, you can tell that these people are the ones who have raised too many ghosts or poisonous insects.

One person has a sinister aura, while the other has a vague sense of murderousness.

The poisonous insects are vicious and their temperaments will change drastically if people keep them for a long time.

"Sir, you came here yesterday and again today. Did something happen?" Zhao Fuyun asked.

"Yes, there are some things, Teacher. Let me introduce them. These two people are the patriarchs of the Li and You families in the county." Zhu Puyi said.

"This is the clan that Li Xiyu and Yu Shiva belong to, right?" Zhao Fuyun said.

"Yes." Zhu Puyi said.

Everyone knows that these two people explored the cave with Zhao Fuyun and came back.

"What's going on?" Zhao Fuyun asked, "Where are Snake Grandma and Yushiva? Why haven't they come?"

"Both of them were injured. It is said that two more people suddenly came into the cave. If it were not for Master Xun's intervention, I'm afraid they would have died in there." One of the old men said.

"Oh, I haven't heard Master Xun say that before." Zhao Fuyun said, "What's the matter?"

"It's like this. Grandma Snake is recovering from her injuries, and the bugs in our tribe's bug cellar are lacking in deterrence. They are already showing signs of rebellion, so I wanted to ask, Master, if you have any solution?"

"Oh, rebellion? Tell me in detail?" Zhao Fuyun asked.

"Because our Gu worms are all cultivated together before they become Gu, and then when they are about to be cultivated, they are distributed to those in need in the clan. During the cultivation process, a Gu sacrifice is required every once in a while. The Gu sacrifice requires communication with the 'Gu God', but before that..."

When Zhao Fuyun heard this, he understood.

"Oh, so that means that all the people who performed the Gu sacrifice before are dead, right?" Zhao Fuyun said.

"Not only the Gu sacrifice, but also the person who presided over the Yin sacrifice was burned to death by the teacher."

"Well, but I don't know how to perform the Gu sacrifice!" said Zhao Fuyun.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Puyi became anxious and said, "Teacher, you may not know that those poisonous insects and ghosts that have been distributed to each family need to be taken to their "Black Temple" every month for appeasement. Otherwise, they will get out of control. By then, I'm afraid that the whole Wuze will be overrun by ghosts."

Zhao Fuyun was surprised. He looked at the two people who held high positions in his clan and said, "It seems that you have a way to control people."

"It's not that we are like this, but the method passed down is like this." An old man said with his head down.

(End of this chapter)