Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 222 The impact appears
More than ten days have passed since the Battle of Three Counties, and the subsequent impact has begun to appear.

That is, when the main force of Dengzhou was hiding in Dengzhou City and dared not go out to fight, the Liao State court responded unusually slowly, so that there was a vacuum period in the three counties with no one in charge.

During this vacuum period, a large number of people began to migrate south to the Xiangfan area.

People have the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid danger. The people of Liao State saw the strength of Xiangfan.

Zhao Yifu originally thought that this was just a job to settle the relocated people, but what he didn't expect was that this migration would allow him to see even more shocking situations.

Wei Kang took the initiative to lead people to protect the immigrants, but before long, he received news: "The dead have awakened in the countryside!"

When Zhao Yifu got the news, he sent an incarnation of his soul to check it out.

He came to a chaotic immigrant camp, next to which was a military camp of 300 people led by Zhu Fei.

They were now in a state of panic and did not dare to move forward, as if they were terrified of the situation they had encountered.

Zhao Yifu's soul incarnation came to Wei Kang's military camp and met the man who had made mistakes.

When I met him earlier, Wei Kang was very decadent and looked like a middle-aged man, but now his spirit and energy are different. Even when he encountered such a supernatural situation, he was still energetic and had a sharp aura.

Zhao Yifu was very satisfied with this change. Then his soul quietly came to a corner of the tent and said in a magical voice, "How is the situation?"

Wei Kang was startled and quickly drew his sword to look around. When he saw Zhao Yifu, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Greetings, sir. How did you get here?"

Any normal person would have such doubts, and Wei Kang's asking this question actually reflects his vigilance and responsibility. He thought there were some security loopholes in the layout of his military camp.

Zhao Yifu waved his hand and said, "Don't ask me about the dual cultivation of Confucianism and Taoism."

He decisively put the blame on the "dual cultivation of Confucianism and Taoism". After all, he really practiced "dual cultivation of Confucianism and Taoism", and this was indeed popular in the court of Da Xu.

Wei Kang really didn't ask any more questions, and at the same time he also felt a sense of awe towards the civil service group of the Great Xu court... My goodness, those civil servants who said they practiced both Confucianism and Taoism, do they all have the same strange mysterious powers as Zhao Yifu?

However, Wei Kang didn't dwell on it out of awe for Zhao Yifu. He simply reported the situation: "Your Excellency, originally only some people wanted to migrate, but then many zombies appeared in the wilderness, making the locals very uneasy..."

Zhao Yifu frowned and asked, "Tell me what is the biggest problem we are facing now?"

Wei Kang said, "The appearance of zombies in the wilds and cemeteries has caused panic among the local people. More and more people are migrating south... I'm afraid the Xiangfan area can't accommodate so many..."

Zhao Yifu suddenly realized what Wei Kang was worried about.

He said, "Don't worry, just protect the people as they migrate south. By the way, where are your two younger brothers and sisters?"

Wei Kang said embarrassedly, "My Lord, do you know about our sworn brotherhood?"

Zhao Yifu laughed and said, "That's nothing. It's a good thing to have similar interests."

Wei Kang then said, "My third sister has gone to Baishui County, my second brother is in Xiachuan, and I am in Yunqiu, transporting supplies and taking care of the people who have migrated south."

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "You've taken on the hardest job. The Yunqiu supplies are the most troublesome to handle... But you don't have to be too careful, don't get too tired."

"If you can't move anything, just leave it. It's okay."

If it were someone else, they would definitely suspect that Wei Kang had snatched a lucrative job, because transporting supplies is the easiest way to enrich oneself.

But Zhao Yifu said that it was hard for him, because he knew how tedious and tiring it would be to move so many things to Fancheng intactly.

This trust and understanding moved Wei Kang so much that his eyes turned red.

He said, "Thank you, sir."

Zhao Yifu said, "Get up and tell me if these zombies have caused any trouble for your men."

Wei Kang said, "No, I found that these zombies are very stiff. I can just run over on horseback and knock them apart."

"The only problem is that if you get tickled, you'll get poison from the corpse. Two of our horses died because of that."

"But the corpse poison is afraid of fire. If you are scratched for a short time, burning the wound with charcoal can detoxify it."

"It doesn't matter if it's been a long time, just drink a bowl of glutinous rice porridge."

Zhao Yifu was quite surprised that Wei Kang was actually very knowledgeable about detoxifying corpse poison.

He asked curiously, "Are you familiar with zombies and corpse poison?"

Wei Kang said solemnly, "I have been stationed in Xiangfan for thirteen years. There have been occasional cases of corpse transformations around Fancheng. Since I couldn't call in wizards to exorcise them, I had to find ways to do it myself."

Zhao Yifu said curiously, "There are occasional zombies in Xiangfan? That's understandable."

He thought of the soul-locking stone tower that once existed under Xiangyang. Now he felt fortunate that he had burned the six wizards' corpses with Pure Yang True Fire. Otherwise, Xiangyang would probably be facing a very troublesome situation now.

Wei Kang just couldn't understand why Zhao Yifu could understand that there was a corpse transformation in Xiangfan?
However, he forced himself to think for a moment before saying, "Yes, I heard that corpse transformations occur in various places within Liao Country. It's certainly commonplace for you, my Lord."

Zhao Yifu frowned.

He said, "No, that's not right. I can understand why there would be corpses in Xiangfan, because some evil creatures were suppressed underground in Xiangfan before."

"How could this happen in all parts of the country?"

To his surprise, this differentiated soul began to summon various incarnations.

The various incarnations of the primordial spirit quickly gathered together and transformed into a complete yang spirit.

Then the Yang Shen followed the divine instructions and figured out the cause and effect.

The Liao Kingdom, which occupies the northern land, is fundamentally still a "small government". It is actually an alliance of the nobles of the Liao Kingdom, and its centralization and system are not so perfect.

However, this imperfect regime has become riddled with problems after a century of operation and is unable to extend the power of humanitarian regulation to its rule.

Without the suppression of the power of humanity, or in fact the power of righteousness, evil spirits would naturally run rampant in the countryside.

In fact, Da Xu was not a "big government" at all. The royal family and the literati jointly ruled the country.

But fortunately, Daxu’s system is more complete, and the power of humanitarian regulation can be transmitted further.

Originally there was nothing wrong with this, but now the yang in this world is declining and the yin is growing!

Some things are easy to suppress.

The large-scale appearance of zombies in those three counties was because the war caused the already fragile management system of the three counties to collapse.

In a state of anarchy, all kinds of evil will naturally emerge.

Zhao Yifu didn't have any good ideas when he saw the situation. He couldn't just pick up a knife and chop all the zombies in the three counties, right?
He is a scholar.

So he thought for a moment and said, "Bring more people and try to relocate all the people from the three counties."

Wei Kang accepted the order respectfully.

Then Zhao Yi Fu left the tent.

Wei Kang hurried out to see them off, but when he opened the camp gate, he only saw the guards at the door.

He asked, "Did you see where the adults went?"

The guard asked blankly, "What sir?"

"Oh, General, are you going somewhere?"

Wei Kang wondered if he had seen a ghost.
Then he remembered what Zhao Yifu said, "Don't worry about the dual cultivation of Confucianism and Taoism." He just thought that these civil servants were practicing some strange secret methods.

In fact, Zhao Yifu's Yang Shen did not go far. He walked around and saw many zombies.

But before he could deal with these zombies, as soon as he got a little closer, the zombies seemed to be splashed with sulfuric acid, with large amounts of smoke rising, and then the bodies quickly lost their vitality.

What was dispersed were the mixed negative energies accumulated in the corpse.

These mixed Yin Qi are extremely filthy and low-grade. They will be dispersed when radiated by Zhao Yifu's pure Yang God power, and the zombie will naturally lose its activity.

Seeing this, Zhao Yifu didn't think much about it. He raised the killing knife and it soared into the sky from his yang soul and hung in the air. Then he opened the passage to the underworld behind his yang soul.

This passage is also different from the previous ones. That is, the passage to the underworld he opened now has suction... This is the ability he gained after he became connected with the Emperor Dongyue.

That’s right, Emperor Dongyue can be said to be the third big boss he has met.

Moreover, this big man did not use any yang or spiritual energy as a medium to establish a relationship with him. Some abilities and powers that should and should not be given were given to him all at once. What specific benefits he could get were something that Zhao Yifu had to discover slowly on his own.

Now one of the advantages is that the passage to the underworld has suction.

If we say that originally his guiding of the souls from the world of the living was like sweeping the floor with a broom, it would have taken quite a bit of effort.

So now he is using the 'vacuum cleaner'.

The souls of all these zombies were sucked in, whether they were willing or not.

Then all the spirits that were sucked out collided with the blade of the killing knife, and were hit hard by the blow. All the hatred and resentment were gone.

These spirits, having held onto resentment at the time of death, lingered in the wastelands of the underworld for a long time, refusing to enter the netherworld for reincarnation. When the world lacked the Yin state, they could not wait to come to the living world, finding a random body to enter, thus creating the situation of living corpses.

But now?

No matter what grudges they had before, once they were scratched by the blade of the killing knife, they would be completely at peace.

It is naturally a great benefit for the underworld for the remaining blank guilty spirits to enter reincarnation.

Zhao Yifu thought that since he had done everything, he might as well go around the other two counties.

He sucked away the spirits of all the zombies that appeared in the three counties.

As a result, his merits in the underworld increased significantly again... He used the power of Dongyue to increase his merits, and this action made the Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Guards cry.

At this time, the power of Emperor Dongyue was once again demonstrated.

His Netherworld Messenger's Order suddenly had many complex patterns on it.

With a thought, the Netherworld Messenger's Order turned into a mask and was put on the face of the Yang God.

It has a pair of horns on its head and a ghost-like face, which is extremely scary.

Then his entire body was covered with a thick layer of armor, making his figure look extremely burly... Of course, it could also be that he himself was very burly.

This face full of villain attributes really made Zhao Yifu feel a little uncomfortable, and it didn't quite fit his aesthetic taste.

But there is no doubt that at this time, the Netherworld Messenger's Order is becoming a magic weapon of the underworld.

Because he can just separate a wisp of his divine consciousness to control it.

Forget it, just treat this as your own 'summoning object'. Zhao Yifu will never be able to go out wearing this outfit anyway.

Only after clearing the territories of the three counties did Zhao Yifu return to his hometown of Fancheng.

There are still many things waiting for him to accomplish in Fancheng.

For example, a cow's hoof...

Zhao Yifu, who was concerned about Niu Niu's hoof, continued to serve as his father's official in Fancheng.

People from the three northern counties migrated here, and more than a thousand households remained in Fancheng. The rest crossed the Xiangshui River and settled in the vicinity of Xiangyang.

Logically speaking, Fancheng should have been affected by such a large-scale immigration wave, right?

But the fact is that even with a thousand more households, there was still no disturbance in Fancheng.

First of all, the updated land household registration map was posted directly outside the city. Before the people decided how to live, they could already see which land they would settle on, and they had a rough guide to the area, fertility and even the crops suitable for cultivation.

Moreover, there is no dispute at all about the arable land area, after all, it is clearly marked on the land map.

More importantly, the area of ​​Xiangfan is now very peaceful, and there are no bad things like zombies happening.

This made the people who migrated south feel that they had made the right move, and that so many strange things were happening in the north because the Liao Kingdom in the north was definitely abandoned by God.

Therefore, people's hearts are at peace and Fancheng is also showing a prosperous scene.

The only one who wasn't happy was Wu Zhong. This loyal servant stayed beside Zhao Yifu sullenly, watching him repair the cow's hoof. Then he said, "Master, I've been going to the city to collect things lately, but the things I can buy are getting less and less."

Zhao Yifu asked, "Oh? Is it because fewer people are selling mountain products?"

Wu Zhong said, "No, if you asked me to go before sunset, but by then everyone would have sold their goods, and I would only be able to collect some dry firewood or something."

Zhao Yifu laughed and said, "Then we'll collect the dry firewood. As I said before, as long as there are people selling goods in front of the city gate, we'll buy them back no matter what they are selling."

Wu Zhong asked back, "Whatever it is?"

Zhao Yifu said unhappily, "Of course it depends on the person. I think Uncle Wu would know how to tell the difference, right?"

Wu Zhong laughed heartily and said, "Of course I know, young master. You may not know that I am now known as 'Mr. Wu' by the people of the city, but I know that this is all thanks to you, young master."

Zhao Yifu shook his head and said, "I don't need these titles. 'Mr. Wu' sounds pretty good."

He had just finished trimming the hooves of a cow and was stretching happily.

But at this moment, a joking voice came from the side: "Hey, Master, why are you still here? Don't you know that there is a big commotion outside?"

Huigu's voice appeared on the wall.

She now cares less and less about her status, and even uses the name she was called when she was a maid for Zhao Yifu to make fun of him.

Zhao Yifu said angrily, "Master Xiaohui, we may be familiar with each other, but please don't talk nonsense. Fancheng under my rule is peaceful now. How could it be so chaotic?"

Huigu climbed down from the top of the wall and fanned her hands in front of her face, as if the smell of animals in the yard was irritating.

But she didn't mind, still smiling sweetly and saying: "You are a good local parent, so of course it's not Fancheng that's in trouble, it's the cultivation world that's in trouble!"

Zhao Yifu said "Huh?" This was something he had not expected...or rather, he had not thought about this at all.

"Is there something wrong with the cultivation world?"

Hui Gu said, "How little do you from the Danqing Sect care about the affairs of the cultivation world?"

"Right now, the yang in the world is declining, while the yin is growing. The netherworld is approaching. This is a serious matter, and it has caused all cultivators in the world to be terrified. Some major sects have already taken the lead and are preparing to gather together to discuss how to deal with this disaster."

Zhao Yifu scratched his head and asked, "What kind of 'conference' is going to happen again?"

Hui Gu said, "It seems like something is brewing, but for this kind of thing, your Danqing Sect... No, my Senior Brother Liang is the leader of the Chunyang Sect, doesn't he have any response plan?"

Zhao Yifu shook his head blankly and said, "My master...what plans could he have? Recently, the people from the Sword Forging Valley and Medicine King Valley in the north are preparing to move south, and he's busy finding a place for them to settle down."

Then he asked, "I've been busy with government affairs lately. I wonder what impact this change in the sky has had on the practitioners?"

Hui Gu said, "If we were to say the biggest impact, it would probably be that many people became restless and couldn't continue their cultivation."

Zhao Yifu didn't feel anything at first, but then he realized something was wrong.

The yin energy between heaven and earth is constantly increasing, which also means that cultivators need to refine more impure energy during their practice. If one fails to refine it completely by mistake, it will indeed make people restless and irritable.

At this time, cultivation has become a very dangerous thing, and it is very easy to go astray.

So the question is, if they can’t practice well, what should these skilled practitioners do?

Of course, go out and move around!
In particular, he couldn't concentrate on his cultivation, but the power of various magic techniques became greatly increased due to the natural changes... Isn't this causing trouble?

Zhao Yifu's scalp tingled when he thought about this. He asked, "Which cultivators are gathering together to cause trouble?"

"Making trouble?" Hui Gu gave him a strange look and said, "You mean the people preparing for the 'conference'?"

"It's the Taoist Chonghe Yiqi Sect, the Wuqi Xuanmen, and the Buddhist Bazhengjue Fazhuang Temple..."

Huigu said this while looking over curiously, with something strange in her eyes.

Zhao Yifu asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there anything special about these three sects?"

Hui Gu asked in disbelief, "Didn't Senior Brother Liang teach you the common sense of the cultivation world?"

Zhao Yifu raised his eyebrows and knew what the problem was.

He said: "Master, please teach me how to be an official..."

Hui Gu covered her face and said, "These three Buddhist and Taoist sects are actually the three top cultivation sects in Da Xu."

She deliberately put emphasis on the four words "within the territory of Daxu".

Zhao Yifu opened his eyes wide, blinked, and said, "Oh."

Seeing his expression of "I see," Huigu felt that the world was speechless.

This Danqing Sect is really weird. Because of its route problem, it can be said that it is excluded from the edge of the Daxu cultivation world... So it is normal for Zhao Yifu, as a disciple of Danqing Sect, not to know what is happening in the cultivation world.

But what is abnormal is that a while ago, Danqing Sect suddenly became the orthodox sect of Chunyang Sect.

Liang Zhongzhi is the leader, and Zhao Yifu is the leader's direct disciple. How could he not know about this?
The most important thing is that the management of the cultivation world in the Northern Liao Kingdom is actually much stricter, and the largest cultivation force is the shamanic wizards.

But, as luck would have it, when the Chunyang Sect was electing its leader a while ago, these wizards were defeated and subdued...

In addition, the largest Danding lineage of the Chunyang Sect has always been in the north, so many people regard the Chunyang Sect as a northern force.

To round it off, the Chunyang Sect can actually be considered the leader of the northern cultivation world.

So the question is, the Danqing Sect, which defeated the northern cultivation world, is still a small unknown in the southern cultivation world. This is really interesting.

Zhao Yifu said indifferently: "Let them chat and we play. It has always been like this anyway."

Hui Gu suddenly wondered why the Danqing Sect, which was a sect of worldly cultivation, seemed so detached and otherworldly when placed in the world of cultivation.
(End of this chapter)