"Don't mess with me?"
Li Yan shook his head and said coldly, "Now it seems that people have long been eyeing this Daoist temple and used evil methods to abduct Xuan Gate Disciple."
"With all the hard work here, what exactly is on the mountain?"
Feng HuaZi hesitated for a moment, "I suspect that they came here for Inverted Well Spiritual Aperture."
"Inverted Well Spiritual Aperture, it is rumored that Ge Xianweng originally hid a treasure pill named Dragon Tiger Kanli Pill, which was nourished by Purple Canopy Mountain Cave Gang Qi."
"However, this Inverted Well is very strange. Although it has the name of the first spiritual orifice, it is no different from an ordinary well. It is just that the well water is more effective in refining medicine, and there are clouds transpiration from it."
"Since the war in the Western Jin Dynasty and the dojo was destroyed, many people came to Inverted Well to try their luck, but no one could find the elixir until one person appeared."
"Who?"
"Lu Zu Lü Dongbin!"
"Lu Zu was established near today's Yunyang Prefecture Zhuxi County. At that time, snakes and pythons turned into dragons in the Han River, causing the river to surge and causing numerous deaths and injuries along the coast."
"Lu Zu was furious and used Pure Yang Sword to kill the dragon, but the Snake Dragon had become a bad thing and its spirit could not be destroyed, so Lu Zu walked away holding the soul of the dragon in his hand.
Passing by Purple Canopy Mountain Cave, I heard about the treasure pill, so I went up the mountain to investigate, and found that Inverted Well was directly overturned like Ge Xianweng.
But instead of taking the treasure pill, he laughed three times, pressed the dragon soul into Inverted Well, and then held his hand to Guan Ling and said, "Thank you, Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion for suppressing it."
"After that, he drifted away."
"This matter has been spread around, and among the people, it has become a demon suppressing Inverted Well, but no one has seen it so far."
"Dangyang County's chaos may be because of Longhukanli Baodan and the dragon soul."
After everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
Li Yan touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "Although this matter sounds bizarre, with so many evil spirits peeking at me, it may be true."
"Daoist Priest, please continue to check the information. Senior, can you take me to Inverted Well to have a look?"
"Of course."
Feng HuaZi did not hesitate, got up directly, and left with Li Yan, while Wang Dao Xuan and others stayed behind to browse the classics and look for clues.
After going out, they saw Commandery Commandant Office and his men leading Mountain Guard Dog, searching carefully in the Daoist temple and the surrounding mountains and forests.
The Daoist temple has been penetrated, maybe something can be found around it.
Inverted Well is in the Daoist temple, not far from the apse of Attendant Ge Xianweng.
The mouth of the well is a single boulder, polished and smooth, like an upside-down Pottery Bowl. The "bottom of the bowl" is the mouth of the well. A pavilion is built above to block fallen leaves, and there are no water well pots around it.
"I've met the temple owner."
A young Daoist priest was guarding the well. When he saw the two of them, he quickly bowed his hands and saluted.
"Did you find anything?"
"Reporting to Master, there is nothing unusual."
"Well, you go back first."
After sending the disciple away, Feng HuaZi shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid of Young Hero Li's jokes. Originally there were windlass and well ropes here, but Inverted Well's reputation is so great that many pilgrims who go up the mountain are curious and often climb down the ropes."
"A few years ago, there was a scholar who lived and died in it. Not only did he pollute the well water, but his family also carried the coffin and caused trouble in the Daoist temple."
"Old Taoist was so angry that he removed the rope of the well. People died inside, and the well water could not be used for elixir making, so no one took care of it anymore..."
Li Yan nodded, stepped forward and pinched Yang Seal.
After taking a deep breath, all kinds of smells suddenly poured into the nasal cavity, and then he frowned slightly and said doubtfully, "It's just an ordinary well, there is nothing unusual about Innate Firm Qi."
Feng HuaZi Old Taoist smiled bitterly, "Who says it's not the case?"
"Many masters from past generations have come to investigate, and Divine Ability also has all sorts of strange things. There are those who can discern yin and yang with their eyes, those who have ears to hear the words of ghosts and gods, and even those who are good at communicating with the gods, but nothing has been found."
"On the other hand, Feng Shui Master and Qi Observation from Ganzhou said that Guanling, Yuquan Temple and Purple Canopy Mountain Cave are the horns of each other. If the balance of earth and energy is destroyed, there may be discoveries."
"But who would dare to do this kind of thing?"
Li Yan was still worried, so he asked Old Taoist to get a rope, tie it to the stone pillars of the surrounding pavilion, and then go down the rope to explore the well.
Again, nothing was found.
It is an ordinary well with no special carvings on the wall.
Li Yan then gave up completely.
Thinking about it, if the legend is true, only Ge Xianweng and Lu Zu have been able to open it for so many years, so there must be something mysterious about it.
With his way of practice, it is still far from enough.
"Young Hero Li."
As soon as they got out of the well, Centurion Zheng walked over, raised his hands and said solemnly, "We have checked the Daoist temple and the surrounding area, and found nothing unusual."
Li Yan looked into the distance, "Bamboo Mountain Sect, can we check?"
Centurion Zheng shook his head and said, "After all, it is an important place of Dharma lineage. Without Young Hero Li's order, I would not be able to enter and search."
Li Yan said thoughtfully, "Senior, how is your relationship with the Bamboo Mountain Sect?"
Feng HuaZi shook his head and said, "Young Hero Li should know the relationship between the Dharma lineage and the orthodox religion. Although we will say hello when we meet, it is nothing more than that."
"The main altar of the Bamboo Mountain Sect was originally in the Zhushan area, but now it has been captured by the Heavenly Saint Sect and Jingchu Refugees, and the mountain gate was burned to the ground.
Purple Canopy Mountain Cave, is likely to become the new main forum in the future.
Old Taoist I might have to be more careful..."
The words were cryptic, but how could Li Yan not understand the meaning? His eyes were a little impatient, and he shook his head and said, "Now that the matter has come to this, why should we care about this? Senior, please follow me and let the words go."
Bamboo Mountain Sect is different from the Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect.
Acting under the Dharma lineage, it was inevitable that sometimes he would be unscrupulous and even disrespectful of the rules. He didn't want to have another quarrel and waste time.
"That's all, Old Taoist I'll let you go."
Feng HuaZi sighed and had no objection.
In this Purple Canopy Mountain Cave, his identity is also very embarrassing. If he is too public, it will definitely cause Bamboo Mountain Sect to rebound. In addition, he likes the art of Qihuang, so he keeps a low profile and spends most of his time practicing in seclusion.
I didn't expect that such things would happen.
Once this matter is revealed, it will definitely be embarrassing, but now that the matter has come to this, how can we dare to continue to hide it.
Bamboo Mountain Sect's Daoist temple is located on the top of the mountain in the east.
When Li Yan arrived with Commandery Commandant Office and Feng HuaZi, Bamboo Mountain Sect's people had already been alerted and were guarding outside the mountain gate.
Like Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect, the main force of the Bamboo Mountain Sect was transferred away due to the war in the southwest. In addition to the previous wars against River Monster and Zigui County, there are now only a dozen disciples left on the mountain.
Not much better than Feng HuaZi Daoist Temple.
The leader is also Old Taoist, wearing a green Hanfu, a high crown on his head, and an ancient face.
He originally had a cold face, but when he saw Feng HuaZi also coming, he smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Feng, we are a rare visitor."
"I've met fellow Daoist Lu."
Feng HuaZi also smiled and said hello, and then introduced Li Yan: "Young Hero Li, this is the master of Purple Canopy Mountain Gate Lu Faqing."
"Master Lu, this is Li Yan Young Hero Li."
"I've met senior."
The two parties greeted each other and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Li Yan knows that Bamboo Mountain Sect inherited part of the Han Palace sacrificial tradition, and combined it with the local Chu witches in Ezhou, so the names of Daoist temples also inherited the Han style, and they are all palaces and palaces.
They only have so few people left, and Commandery Commandant Office is so overwhelming that it naturally makes them wary.
Feng HuaZi did not hide anything at this time. He sighed and cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, Dangyang City is in great trouble. The poor Daoist has neglected his duty, so that the demon has hidden in the temple and caused trouble. He still needs the help of fellow Daoist."
"Oh?"
Lu Faqing became interested upon hearing this, "What happened?"
"A traitor was seduced by a monster..."
Feng HuaZi did not care about the embarrassment and explained the matter in general.
Lu Faqing originally looked like he was watching the fun, but as he listened, his face gradually turned ugly.
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Senior, the chaos of Dangyang County was all caused by mutual suspicion of orthodox sects, and the demons took advantage of them."
"To be honest, I just came from Zigui County, which has been infiltrated by the ghost cult for a long time. If it weren't for a coincidence, something big might have happened."
"Bamboo Mountain Sect is guarding the southwest, the Zhushan main altar has been destroyed, Zigui County ghost cult is raging, and demons are everywhere here, how can there be any reason to just watch?"
"If something happens, I'm afraid you will be the ones who suffer the most!"
"I'm sorry for what I said below, but I hope you'll forgive me."
Li Yan's meaning is very clear. Accidents have occurred in many places one after another. Bamboo Mountain Sect cannot escape his responsibility. The imperial court will see it. Maybe after the war, he will be reduced to the lowest rank.
Lu Faqing's eyes were filled with uncertainty, and he finally sighed, gritted his teeth and raised his hands and said, "Please, let's talk inside."
Li Yan strode into it and saw that the Daoist temples were all in the style of the Han Palace. Different from the traditional central axis, they had a huge altar in the center, built of clay and bamboo, and divided into three floors.
And other palaces were built around it.
This is the famous "Heaven Worship Divine Gate", which is recorded in the Book of Rites and Music of the Han Dynasty, "The Bamboo Palace of the Han Dynasty uses purple clay as the altar, and the gods look like flowing fire."
It means that when sacrificing to the gods, flames will rise, showing the shadow of the gods, so it is called "the gods are like flowing fire".
Of course, that was the atmosphere that could only be displayed by the sacrifices of the Han Dynasty. Bamboo Mountain Sect Today's incense is far from reaching it.
Li Yan took a special look.
Sure enough, this altar also carries restrictions, suppressing Divine Ability.
Entering a side hall, Lu Faqing did not bother to pour tea, and his face was a little bitter, "To be honest, several of my Purple Canopy Mountain Gate disciples died of illness last year. I thought they were infected with the plague, so I specially performed a ritual ceremony."
"Nowadays, all the masters in the teaching have been transferred to Zigui to fight with the Tusi City warlocks from Miao territory. It is difficult for them to protect themselves."
"The leader of the church once sent a letter to tell you that you must guard the altar, stay behind closed doors, and don't stir up trouble, so we don't dare to move around."
Li Yan After hearing this, it's not surprising.
Even though the orthodox religion and Dharma lineage are respected in the world, they are not sects in the world. After all, there are very few people who are qualified to practice magic.
Those who can become masters in cultivation are even rarer.
Because of his identity and the mission he accepted from City God Temple, he came into contact with a lot of people, but he was scattered all over the place and was in short supply.
Therefore, there is a powerful witch and divine man in eight villages in ten miles, who is famous and has many people coming to ask for help.
Bamboo Mountain Sect After all, it is just a local method. From top to bottom, the number of disciples who have entered the path of practice is only three hundred at most.
When war breaks out, manpower is naturally stretched thin.
Thinking of this, Li Yan quickly said, "It's not too late to mend the situation. Senior, please take a look and see if those people's tombs are empty?"
"Everyone, please wait a moment."
Lu Faqing nodded and immediately took the people away.
After less than half a stick of incense, he turned back, his face extremely gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's all empty."
"I have also asked. Before those people contracted the disease and died, their behavior was a little abnormal, and some of them talked into the air."
His eyes were full of doubts and confusion, "I, Purple Canopy Mountain, am protected by a god and restricted by a large formation. Who can secretly cast evil spells without touching the restriction?"
"Pindao is also wondering about this."
Feng HuaZi shook his head and said, "No matter if you are possessed, Yin Soul out of the body, or in a dream, it is impossible to avoid gods and formations."
"Could it be possible that it's really an earthly fairy causing trouble..."
Speaking of this, there was a trace of fear in his eyes.
This matter is really too strange.
Especially when you think of the identities of "Lady Fan" and "Liu Gang", Huanyang appears, and the layout spans thousands of years, it is even more terrifying.
Lu Faqing also had a numb scalp, "If this is the case, I'm afraid Non-Self and others can handle it, so we can only ask those people on Mount Wudang to take action."
Li Yan knows that the other party is talking about God Ascender.
To be honest, he was also afraid in his heart. After all, it was the mysterious Earth Immortal. But when he recalled the series of events leading up to Dangyang County, doubts arose in his eyes, "Maybe it's not the Earth Immortal."
"The people from the Heavenly Saint Sect, on the one hand created Headless Knight and disturbed people's hearts, on the other hand they broke into 'Earth Immortal Cave' and even stole things."
"If there really are earthly immortals, how dare they act so randomly? They must know something."
"Also, Purple Canopy Mountain is weak in power. If it is really an earthly immortal that is causing trouble, why would it be so troublesome?"
"They must have used other means!"
"Senior, please relax the restrictions and conduct a comprehensive search!"
"That's fine."
Now that things have come to this, Lu Faqing doesn't dare to be careless.
He took several disciples and walked up to Heaven Worship Divine Gate to arrange the altar. After a while of tinkering, a strong wind roared around him.
Li Yan Divine Ability is no longer suppressed. The rich power of incense, Innate Firm Qi, suddenly makes people feel suffocated even when they breathe.
Especially in the main hall, there was a divine power rising into the sky, like a frightened sun, making his nasal cavity feel burning and painful.
The main god of the Bamboo Mountain Sect Attendant is Chu Region Taiyi God.
Not only him, Bamboo Mountain Sect's disciples, together with Feng HuaZi and Lu Faqing, also used Divine Ability to investigate.
Feng HuaZi Old Taoist's Divine Ability is similar to a clairvoyant eye, which can penetrate wood and stone and see the scene inside.
That's why we found something wrong with the statue and the cemetery.
He pinched Mystical Gestures, his eyes were shining brightly, and he searched everywhere. When he came to a Wing Room, his expression suddenly changed slightly.
"Quick, there are corpses underground here!"
Lu Faqing heard this and rushed over quickly. Without saying a word, he asked the disciples to pry up the entire floor and dig another three feet into the ground.
Sure enough, a corpse appeared in front of everyone. It was so badly decomposed that it was impossible to distinguish its appearance.
"It's Senior Brother Wang!"
One of the disciples picked up the waistband from the corpse and turned a little pale. "Senior Brother Wang was talking to us yesterday. Is he... a demon in disguise?"
Lu Faqing's face was gloomy, "Where is Wang Facheng?"
"Return to the Lord."
A disciple raised his hand and said, "Senior Brother Wang said he was going back to his hometown to visit relatives, and he left yesterday."
Bamboo Mountain Sect Everyone looked at each other in shock, all feeling terrified.
This monster's methods are simply unbelievable.
Feng HuaZi, on the other hand, kept staring at the corpse, his expression gradually becoming serious, and he pulled out Treasure Sword with a loud clang.
Poof!
He directly split the corpse's head open.
When everyone saw it, they immediately gasped.
Although the corpse has decayed, the brain is still intact, but it has turned black and has dense yellow hair...
Feng HuaZi turned pale, "Demonic Body Longevity Method!"