"Interesting..."
Looking at the thick fog around us, Li Yan has long been used to it.
In this case, it is either a divine connection or an underworld mission.
Without any hesitation, he immediately moved forward quickly.
Soon, the thick fog dissipated, and a figure appeared in front.
It was a pool of water, with only half of a statue sticking out of it. He had red hair and a yellow beard, green eyes and a yellow face, and was wearing gold armor. He looked a little weird.
However, his situation is somewhat miserable.
He was seen hunched over, lying on the shore with his hands, and a huge bronze awl passed through the back of his hands and was nailed to the ground.
An iron chain hangs from the bronze cone, passing across its neck.
It's like some kind of torture.
"Woo~"
The cry of resentment came from his mouth.
It turns out the town has been sealed off!
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, thoughtfully.
This should be Three Gorges Water God Huang MoShen. Judging from those records, it should be a good god who protects the safety of passing ships.
After being sealed off, it was no longer effective and the incense was naturally cut off.
To be able to support it until now is obviously very strong at the beginning.
Most of them can no longer hold on anymore and feel deeply that their end is approaching, so they cry out at night.
Who is going to do this?
Li Yan was curious and stepped forward to check.
Wow!
With the sound of chains, Yellow Demon God's huge head lifted up, and a pair of eyes as blue as river water looked at him.
In an instant, the surrounding scene changed again.
It was deep in the river, with turbulent sand and swaying water plants.
Two earth veins extend from the shore, like arms extending from the land, reaching into the river.
At the end of the earth vein, there are two bronze pillars as thick as buckets, which are covered with green spots and are covered with algae shells.
There are chains wrapped around the bronze pillars, extending to the bottom of the river.
The light and shadow in front of his eyes changed again, his perspective continued downward along the chain, and what he saw shocked Li Yan.
I saw a Stone Coffin buried at the bottom of the river. There were bronze animal heads and ears on both sides, connected to the chain above.
Then, Stone Coffin the coffin lid gradually became transparent.
There was a corpse lying inside. It was unknown what age it was. The whole body was white and swollen, and the long black hair was billowing, covering most of the body. It looked like a water ghost...
At the same time, the illusion changed again.
But this time, it was the well where Yinsi issued the mission.
However, it is just an ordinary well, not that kind of Black Well Blood Water.
Li Yan has now figured out its rules.
Ordinary wells are used to catch criminals who disturb life and death.
Black Well Blood Water is to suppress the evil spirit that escapes from the human world.
He already had a guess in his mind and placed his hands on the edge of the well.
Sure enough, the well water quickly formed a vortex, and first the coffin appeared, and then the light and shadow flickered, and another scene appeared:
I saw a gray-haired old Confucian scholar standing by the river. He seemed to be heartbroken and threw himself into the river with a pop.
Then, from the darkness at the bottom of the river, long black hair rose up, like water plants, entangling him little by little...
Good guy!
Actually, the mission to communicate with the gods and the underworld appeared at the same time.
Li Yan was shocked in his heart, and the illusion in front of him immediately disappeared.
The speed of channeling the spirit is very fast. In the eyes of others, it only takes a short moment and they are not noticed at all.
Li Yan looked solemn and walked into the hall.
The interior of the temple has long been dilapidated. If it had not been cleaned by the old man who kept the temple, it would have collapsed long ago.
But the old man's legs and feet were inconvenient after all. The top of the corner of the hall was covered with spider webs, and there were mice crawling around in the dark places.
Li Yan pinched Yang Seal and took a deep breath.
Sure enough, there is still a bit of divine power lingering in the statue, but it is very weak and on the verge of being broken, and it also carries a Yin Energy.
"How's it going?"
Daoist Feng knew what he was doing and asked quickly.
Li Yan did not answer in a hurry, but said in a deep voice, "Are there any water ghosts causing trouble near Gui Prefecture City?"
"That's natural."
Daoist Feng said disapprovingly, "The Three Gorges Waterway has been an important and dangerous waterway for military strategists since ancient times. I don't know how many dead souls have been buried in it. It is normal for water ghosts to appear."
"Not an ordinary water ghost?"
Li Yan shook his head and said, "He is the kind of person who harms people wantonly and asks for blood sacrifices and builds temples Attendant."
Daoist Feng's expression immediately became solemn, "Evil God?"
"It has only been a few years since Pindao transferred Zigui County, and no such situation has been found. I need to check the past records when I go back."
"Young Hero Li discovered something?"
"We'll talk about it later."
After the three people left the ruined temple, Li Yan whispered, "Three Gorges Water God has been manipulated here. I suspect it is related to one of the evil spells of <Longevity Immortal Treasury>..."
After seeing the illusion before, he already understood it in his mind.
In <Longevity Immortal Treasury>, there are many evil magic methods related to longevity related to water, and the layout I saw before is very similar to "Water God Longevity Method".
Immortality is not just about the physical body. Divine Soul Eternal life is also called immortality.
This is one of them.
The caster must first devour the gods' good fortune, and then turn them into ghosts and gods, allowing people to erect temples with incense Attendant and make blood sacrifices.
The advantage of this method is that it can always maintain the memory of Divine Soul, and it can also possess people and borrow other people's bodies to survive.
The Attendant demon, named Lu Li, is rumored to be a demon transformed from a carp into a spirit. It looks like a woman wearing white mourning clothes and often sits by the river crying.
If someone is attracted to the river by the crying, they will be killed.
Of course, although this method is mysterious, it also has a weakness, that is, the attached physical body will decay within a few years, and the next one must be found.
And this period of time is the best time to deal with the caster.
This Three Gorges Water God Huang MoShen has been exhausted, but it can be preserved until now because it has to protect the caster from disaster.
Once the caster is eliminated, Yellow Demon God will also dissipate.
Obviously, he wanted to ask Li Yan to avenge him.
"Water God Longevity Method?!"
Daoist Feng obviously knew something about this, his eyes were filled with shock. It took him a while to come to his senses, and he shook his head and said, "This is the Three Gorges. Attendant There are so many water gods along the coast. Almost every village has a water temple. It's not that easy to find them..."
"It's not like there are no clues."
Li Yan said thoughtfully, "That demon is now possessing an old Confucian scholar. I suspect it is Danyang Academy Sacrificial Official Liu DanQiu."
Daoist Feng stroked his long beard gently, nodded and said, "It is also possible that after the death of this person's grandson, he has been living alone in the mountains, and his whereabouts are mysterious."
"Perhaps I don't want others to notice that I smell rancid."
Sha LiFei on the side was stunned when he heard this, "Wait a minute, this Yellow Demon God Temple was only ruined during the Daxing period, right? Is there really an old monster that can survive to this day?"
Li Yan looked solemnly, "It should be."
"This guy might be a remnant of the original ghost sect. When Da Xing Dynasty saw that something was wrong, he used evil methods to survive until now, secretly developing the ghost sect..."
At this moment, he already had a vague idea in his mind.
The remnants of the ghost sect have been secretly preaching here for a long time. "Red Woman" came to cooperate with them. I don't know what conspiracy they are up to.
Or, no matter Red Woman or Zhao Changsheng,
They are all members of the ghost cult!
After all, today's Zhao Changsheng is also Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect, a Daoist priest who went to northern Xinjiang, unintentionally violated the prohibition, and was taken away from his body.
A horrifying thought came to Li Yan's mind.
The original ghost sect was not extinct, but used various evil methods of immortality to hide in various places in Divine Land, either turning into evil spirits or escaping life and death.
Zhao Changsheng has appeared in various places like Divine Land over the years.
Just want to wake them all up!
This thought gave him a chill down his back...
Daoist Feng Although I didn't know what he was thinking, he felt that the problem was serious. He sighed, shook his head and said, "What should we do next?"
"Don't alarm the other party yet."
Li Yan said in a deep voice, "Let's continue the investigation and pretend not to know, so as not to alert the enemy."
"Daoist Master, is there any way to quickly contact True Martial Palace?"
"No way."
Daoist Feng shook his head and said, "Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect has the Thousand Miles of Sound Transmission Technique, but it must be on the high mountains surrounded by Blessed Grotto-Heavens and Innate Firm Qi. It also requires the cooperation of large-scale scientific instruments, and it will only be activated when the safety of Divine Land is at stake."
"The fastest way is to use the imperial court station.
But now the Three Gorges waterway is troubled by River Monster, so we can only take the mountain road, and even going to Yichang will take a day or two."
Didn't Prefect Zhou say that reinforcements will arrive tomorrow? It is estimated that River Monster will have been suppressed and killed by then, and it will be more convenient to send messages."
"That's fine."
Li Yan thought about it for a moment and didn't force it anymore.
In fact, the person he most wants to contact is Luo MingZi.
The other party was transferred to the capital specifically to track down Zhao Changsheng.
The two of them have a close relationship and will definitely take this matter seriously.
An important clue was found at Yellow Demon God Temple, but the three of them did not stop. They walked along the stream, bypassed Gui Prefecture City, and headed north.
Peach trees are planted along this road.
Peach blossoms bloomed and fallen flowers fell into the stream one after another. In the hazy mist and rain, the scenery was truly beautiful.
Sha LiFei glanced casually into the water, his eyes widened immediately, "Look, those peach blossoms are moving!"
"That's called peach blossom fish."
Daoist Feng shook his head and said, "The peach blossoms in the stream are also one of the beautiful scenery in Guizhou. In previous years, at this time, Danyang Academy scholars would go out for an outing, call friends, and recite poems and poems by the stream."
"This year, I'm afraid no one will be in the mood anymore..."
While they were talking, they had already left the west side of the city.
There are many streams and rivers near Gui Prefecture City, but compared to the south side near the pier, there are many fewer villages here. Only occasionally can you see people visiting graves during the Qingming Festival.
The road was remote, and we often had to take detours to cross bridges, so we were delayed for some time.
When they arrived at Gratitude and Filial Piety Temple, it was already noon.
On the way here, Daoist Feng has already introduced that this Gratitude and Filial Piety Temple is also very old. Song Era Lu You visited Guizhou and lived in the temple.
Before they even got close, they realized something was wrong.
Although it was drizzling at this time and it was the Qingming Festival, the temple door was tightly closed at noon.
According to Wu DeFa, his son Wu ShiQing likes to study Buddhism and often goes to Gratitude and Filial Piety Temple to drink tea and communicate with the host there.
Wu ShiQing also returned home from the temple at night on the day of the accident.
But judging from the news from the yamen, the monks in this temple only chant sutras, meditate, burn incense and make offerings to the Buddha, and do not know any magic skills.
It's just an ordinary temple.
Li Yan Originally just came to see it.
But now, something is obviously fishy.
"Someone is coming, hide first!"
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and led the two of them into the woods nearby.
I saw several men who looked like merchants coming on horseback from Gui Prefecture City North Gate. When they arrived at the door of the temple, they knocked on the door.
"Why is it closed in broad daylight?"
"Is it because of the Qingming Festival?"
These people spoke with out-of-state accents and were obviously ordinary businessmen.
Squeak~
The door slowly opened, revealing a crack. A monk spoke to several people through the crack, "What are you doing, donors?"
A wealthy businessman said with a smile, "These are all my friends. I heard that there is an authentic Lu Fangweng in the temple. I want to see it before burning incense and paying for some sesame oil."
The monk still had a cold expression on his face, "I'm sorry to the donors, but our temple has something to do today and we won't accept outsiders. Please come back."
After that, he closed the door directly.
"Oh~ this..."
The leading merchant was obviously a little annoyed, "These monks... I usually spend a lot of money on fragrant oil, why are they acting like this?"
Saying that, he continued to step forward and knock on the door.
"Brother Wang, forget it."
"Maybe they really have something important to do, so let's go back."
Under the persuasion of the people around him, the merchant became angry and rode away with a few people, heading towards Gui Prefecture City.
"It does seem weird."
After a few people left, Daoist Feng stroked his beard and said, "Pindao has no friendship with the abbot of the temple, but I have heard that this man is extremely greedy for money. How can he throw away the money for sesame oil sent to his door?"
Looking at the temple in the rain, Li Yan said thoughtfully, "Don't worry, let me take a look first."
After saying that, Pacing the Gang and Stepping the Dipper, pinch Mystical Gestures with your hand, and gently pick it with your little finger.
Whoosh!
Yin Wind were everywhere, and from the leather bag around his waist, a white paper man suddenly flew out and slid close to the ground towards the temple.
The convenience of <North Emperor Chuling Technique> is that you can prepare many paper figures at once, so you don't need to recite incantations when casting spells, which can save time.
It is really taboo to use paper people to chew cud in the rain.
After all, once the talisman paper gets wet, it has no effect.
Fortunately, they were not far from the temple. The paper man was very fast and was covered by the surrounding trees. Although it was stained by some water drops, it was still barely usable after entering the temple.
Li Yan pinches the technique with the hands and closes the eyes tightly.
With the help of Chu Ling, you can have an unobstructed view of the scene inside the temple.
The temple door was closed, and two monks were standing behind the door with knives in hand, taking shelter from the rain while cursing:
"Damn, what a ungrateful thing."
"According to me, we should let them in and end it directly."
"Forget it, don't miss the business."
There is definitely something wrong with this temple!
Li Yan felt a chill in his heart, and controlled the Cultivation Spirit to continue moving forward.
There are cornices and brackets in the temple, which are ancient and have stacked wooden tenon structures. They are extremely exquisite, but there are many gaps.
The cud spirit walks through it in a very secretive manner.
Li Yan controlled the paper man to enter one of the side halls. He was shocked when he saw many corpses lying densely on the ground. They were all wearing yellow monk robes and were obviously monks in the temple.
All the monks had their heads chopped off, their abdomens were dripping with blood, and their livers had been removed.
Li Yan thought thoughtfully and continued to control the Zouling search.
All the corpses were gathered in this side hall, the doors and windows were locked, while the other main halls were all empty.
Where have everyone gone?
Just when Li Yan was confused, he saw a man covered in mud emerge from the well next to the vegetable garden in the backyard and threw the pickaxe in his hand on the ground.
"Damn it, it's so hard to dig out!"
He cursed and ran to the front yard, shouting, "Hurry, brothers are hungry, get some food."
"The gang leader said that we must dig something today!"
After that, he turned around and went back to drill into the well.
The two fake monks ran to the kitchen to work.
Phew~
The paper figure suddenly caught fire and turned into ashes.
In the woods, Li Yan suddenly opened his eyes and narrated what he saw.
"Hiss!"
Daoist Feng's eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty, "Gui Prefecture City has a legend that Gratitude and Filial Piety Temple is followed by Ancient Chu Tomb, but no one has discovered it for many years. Is it possible that these monsters have found it?"
Li Yan said in a deep voice, "No matter what they are, it's true that these people are from the Ghost Cult. Daoist Feng, this place is not far from the city gate. You should return immediately and tell Prefect Zhou to come and arrest them."
"I'll wait and guard here to prevent anyone from escaping."
"This..."
Daoist Feng looked embarrassed and said awkwardly, "How about we go back together? I'm afraid I'll suffer a lot if I'm alone."
Sha LiFei said happily, "Daoist Priest, it's just such a small distance and we'll be there in the blink of an eye. What are you afraid of?"
"Oh, you guys don't understand."
Daoist Feng shook his head and said, "It is recorded in the classics that the ghost sect's methods are vicious. What's even more troublesome is that you don't know how many followers they have."
"There must be a lot of informants in the city at the moment, and the government offices are even more dangerous. I don't know how to use my fists. If someone notices me, my life will be hard to save."
Seeing that Old Taoist looked like he was afraid of death, Li Yan no longer forced himself and said in a deep voice, "In that case, let's arrest the person first."
"Uncle Sha, do it!"
Li Yan shouted loudly, and the two of them rushed towards the temple.
As for Feng Old Taoist, knowing that he would be in the way if he went up, he hid in the woods and waited...