A few days flashed by.
Three Patriarchs Hall.
Usually, the elders of various halls on Mount Mao discussed matters in the Sect Master Hall. However, because the current Maoshan Sect Leader Xuanmingzi had not yet emerged from seclusion, the meeting place had been changed to the Three Patriarchs Hall.
"The top five disciples of this grand competition are almost ready. Qianyuan, judging from the news received by the Law Enforcement Hall, which places require Maoshan disciples to go and garrison?"
Such matters were generally coordinated by the Law Enforcement Hall. In the past, True Immortal Qianyuan used to leave them for Liu Gang to handle, but since Zhong Bai needed to go down the mountain this time, True Immortal Qianyuan took special charge.
"Uncle Ming, the points that require Maoshan disciples to guard have basically all been tallied.
The first is Ren Family Town.
Ren Family Town is a large town with a population of several thousands, but it has never had the Taoist Sects stationed there. Therefore, malevolent spirits frequently appear, and Ren Family Town has sent a request to Maoshan. They even designated a courtyard in the town to be the location of the garrisoned Abandoned Inn.
The second is Ping'an County. With a population of tens of thousands, it has never had a Taoist temple established. Asking for children or inquiring about rice and the like can be disregarded, but after all, it is a county town. Even if human vitality is thriving, disciples must still be sent to garrison it.
The third is the mountain forest official road. Located along the official road yet too far removed from human habitation, passing commoners are frequently harmed by malevolent spirits, which similarly requires the establishment of a Taoist temple.
The fourth is Jiuquan Town!
The location of the Three Fiends Position, where malevolent spirits run rampant. It can be considered a tough nut to crack.
The fifth is Shimen Town. Come to think of it, Sect Master Brother's personal disciple Shi Jian came from this town."
After listening to what True Immortal Qianyuan said, everyone present had flickering lights in their eyes as they weighed the pros and cons. Since it was their disciples going down the mountain, anyone naturally had selfish motives; therefore, choosing a good place was extremely necessary.
"That being said, the risks involved in the disciples going down the mountain this time are not low."
Ming Wanqian furrowed his brow. The current land of Kyushu was becoming increasingly chaotic. The news investigated by Maoshan consisted of relatively definitive information, while the hidden demons and monsters were definitely countless!
The purpose of letting Zhong Bai and the others go down the mountain was not truly to desperately protect one side, but more importantly for tempering, or rather, using demons and monsters to cultivate them more quickly.
"How about this: Shi Jian will head to Shimen Town, which can be considered returning to his hometown, so Sect Master can also rest easy.
Lin Fengjiao will go to Ren Family Town, Four-Eyes will go to the official road, and Auntie Zhe will go to Ping'an County. As for Zhong Bai... let him head to Jiuquan Town!"
Having spoken, Ming Wanqian did not give anyone the slightest chance for debate and directly turned and left.
Seeing this, True Immortal Qianyuan was somewhat dumbfounded. No, he had still been planning to pick a relaxed and pleasant place for his own disciple to open up a Taoist temple.
How... how did Uncle Ming suddenly make the final decision and assign him to Jiuquan Town?
He wanted to speak up, but neither his Junior Brother Changsheng nor Junior Brother Lin beside him had any objections. For a moment, True Immortal Qianyuan could only let Zhong Bai know about the resolution first before making further plans.
"Senior Brother Qianyuan, come to think of it, Junior Brother once passed by that Jiuquan Town. It is the location of the Three Fiends Position, where baleful qi gathers and demons and monsters favor it. When Junior Nephew Zhong Bai goes there to open a Taoist temple, Senior Brother Qianyuan is going to have to bleed heavily!"
True Immortal Qianyuan's gaze was profound as he looked at Qianyuan. He really wanted to know what good things Qianyuan, taking on a disciple for the first time, could pull out to give to Zhong Bai for his journey down the mountain.
"Junior Brother Changsheng worries too much. This kid Zhong Bai has an extraordinary attainment in thunder magic; what he lacks is merely time. I, your senior brother, did want to give him some treasures, but alas, my disciple probably won't even have the chance to use them..."
True Immortal Qianyuan likewise contained smiles in his eyes. They were all frequent acquaintances who dealt with each other daily and knew best what kind of words pierced the heart most.
Upon hearing these words, True Immortal Qianyuan instantly became speechless. Indeed, what did Zhong Bai still need any treasures for?
With a body of thunder magic coupled with physical blood and Qi, hehe, when demons and malevolent spirits encountered him, if they didn't run faster, they probably wouldn't survive. It was he who had been worrying needlessly...
"Four-Eyes, oh Four-Eyes, muster some spirit and let your master also have a day of walking with his head held high. Please."
With bitterness in his heart, Lin Fengjiao's master, True Immortal Lin, wore a smiling face throughout with the mindset of watching the commotion. Although Lin Fengjiao only had the strength of the fourth layer of Qi Refining, Lin Fengjiao was very steady!
Mhm, he didn't worry at all about what dangers his own disciple might encounter after going down the mountain.
After a simple discussion concluded, True Immortal Qianyuan returned to the Law Enforcement Hall. At this moment, Zhong Bai had already packed his things and was waiting.
As soon as he entered the main hall and saw that Zhong Bai was all packed, True Immortal Qianyuan couldn't help but feel a trace of grievance in his gaze.
His own disciple, was he really that anxious?
"Zhong Bai, you certainly are proactive."
"Master, this disciple is merely thinking that by going down the mountain a day earlier, I can open up a Taoist temple and protect the people a day earlier."
With a single sentence, Zhong Bai choked off whatever thoughts True Immortal Qianyuan had next.
He let out a sigh.
"Your garrison point has been decided: Jiuquan Town!
This town is not simple at all. Located at the Three Fiends Position, the intersection where yin baleful qi, earth baleful qi, and fierce baleful qi converge, it is often accompanied by dormant demons and monsters.
Truthfully, Master feels it's somewhat dangerous. If you feel it's inappropriate, Master can change places for you..."
Upon hearing of Jiuquan Town and the Three Fiends Position, Zhong Bai couldn't help but be stunned. This place was very familiar; it seemed there was a church there, plus western vampires.
Mhm, the location was not bad!
"Master, what do you mean by this... is the number of demons and monsters there very large?"
Zhong Bai carried tentative uncertainty; after all, movie plots should not be brought into reality. In case Jiuquan Town didn't have many malevolent spirits, he would vainly lose a massive opportunity to gain Exorcism Points.
"Correct!
Even if there are ordinarily no demons and malevolent spirits, because of the special nature of the Three Fiends Position, many malevolent spirits will unconsciously come to this place.
At the same time, whether corpses or souls, they are all prone to corpse transformation and turning into ghosts. One could say that if the Three Fiends Position weren't sealed and were allowed to fully open up, Jiuquan Town would have long since turned into a living hell, just like that Tengteng Town..."
Mhm?
Upon hearing the words "Tengteng Town," Zhong Bai's gaze brightened.
"Master, can you tell this disciple about the situation in Tengteng Town?"
Seeing Zhong Bai look like this, True Immortal Qianyuan instinctively felt something was amiss. This kid wouldn't be thinking of targeting Tengteng Town, would he?
"Ahem, disciple, Master feels you can handle anything else, but regarding Tengteng Town, Master must solemnly warn you: never set foot there lightly!
Fifty years ago, a flying zombie appeared in Tengteng Town. As for zombies, they do not enter reincarnation and are abandoned by the Six Paths.
Starting from the occurrence of corpse transformation, they evolve sequentially. A haired zombie is equivalent to a cultivator before the sixth layer of Qi Refining.
They are further divided into white-haired zombies, green-haired zombies, black-haired zombies, and purple-haired zombies.
Among them, purple-haired zombies have immense potential, rivaling cultivators at the sixth layer of Qi Refining!
Further on, they evolve into hopping zombies, equivalent to cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining.
If they obtain fortunate encounters to advance further, they have the chance to transform into bronze-armored zombies, which cannot be resisted by anyone below the ninth layer of Qi Refining and are generally resolved by Foundation Establishment True Persons going down the mountain.
As for the silver-armored corpse king and golden-armored corpse king, which rival Foundation Establishment True Persons, when ordinary Foundation Establishment True Persons encounter them, they likewise only have the option of fleeing.
And Tengteng Town!"
Speaking up to here, True Immortal Qianyuan's gaze and expression were filled with complexity and reminiscing.
"Fifty years ago, a golden-armored corpse king about to transform into a flying zombie appeared in Tengteng Town!
At that time, Master had only just stepped into the Foundation Establishment realm. Both Buddhist and Taoist forces jointly charged into Tengteng Town, only to discover that the golden-armored corpse king was already a half-step flying zombie.
Its subordinates furthermore possessed several silver-armored corpse kings. In the end, unable to exterminate it, a Golden Core powerhouse of the Buddhist Sect who was about to enter nirvana heavily injured that half-step flying zombie and could only seal it away, unable to slay it.
Heaven knows if fifty years have passed, and that half-step flying zombie in Tengteng Town has crossed that step..."
Mentioning this, True Immortal Qianyuan still harbored lingering fear. Back then, he had almost died in Tengteng Town. It could be said that was the time True Immortal Qianyuan came closest to death in his entire life!
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