The sky is dim and the morning is foggy.
The mountains are piled with rocks and covered with vines and green grass. The cliffs on both sides stand steeply and the vegetation is lush, like a green barrier.
Among the jagged rocks, you can vaguely see an ancient road. Unfortunately, it is desolate and lonely, as if it had been buried by the years.
Ancient Yelang Road is not just one, but comes from many sources.
In order to frighten Dongyue Kingdom, Emperor Wu of Han sent troops to dig.
There is Bo Road built under the order of Emperor First Emperor, also known as Yelang Road.
The Dangyang Road is even older, before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Ancient Ba-Chu People, you can either go down the river into the sea through this road, or you can start from Shu, from Dian Prefecture to Shendu (ancient India).
In the past, it was also a place where trade routes flourished.
Nowadays, it has long been abandoned, but occasionally you can see ancient Bo people's hanging coffins between the cliffs on both sides.
The morning fog is misty, and the silhouettes of tigers are colorful.
The giant tiger transformed by Liu Gang slowly crawled out of the mist, its two big lantern-like eyes flashing with blood, looking at the opposite cliff among the dense forest and grass, and growled, "We're there, that's it!"
Li Yan looked up and saw that on the cliff opposite, there were carved statues of gods, large and small, similar to Buddhist grottoes, but they were all statues of Dao Door Gods.
Covered by weeds and vines, many statues have been broken into pieces, and some even have their heads missing, like a lost ruins.
This place is located in the central area of Ancient Yelang Road, surrounded by mountains. It seems that Earth Dragon Turning Over once existed. Everywhere along the ancient road was filled with rocks, and small lakes were even formed in some places.
If Liu Gang hadn't led the way, we wouldn't have found it.
In the center of the grotto opposite, there is a suspended Daoist temple. It seems to be in disrepair. Even the plank roads leading up the mountain on both sides only have a few wooden pillars left.
As for the Daoist temple, there are only ruins left.
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Why is it so remote?"
Liu Gang A trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Unlike me, Madam, she has a gentle heart and will not change her character after returning to the Yang state."
"At that time, we were both still alive. I had no nostalgia for the world and lived in seclusion in the mountains to practice. But she was still able to travel around and do chivalry and justice. She just hid her identity and showed herself to others under the name of 'Xiang Old Woman'."
"She saved a lot of people back then and took in a few disciples. Even though she was low-key, she still had a lot of people surrounding her, forming a hidden dharma lineage for her to practice."
"This Earth Immortal Cave was originally built by the disciples, but then the shady Ten Halls and 'Living Underworld Messenger' came to the door, which even attracted a spy from the Dharma lineage."
"Although they were repelled by us, if things go on like this, there will be trouble sooner or later, so I decided to transform Earth Immortal Cave."
"I have obtained the Yu Ji collection of books and am familiar with the Mystical Arts Sect's methods, so I led my disciples to dig up several Chu-Han Royal Tombs tombs, took out the decorations, and placed them all in Earth Immortal Cave."
"Although those methods are cruel, they are also much quieter."
Li Yan, on the other hand, noticed other things and said, "Senior, I am a little curious, what is the difference between Luo Feng's lineage 'Living Underworld Messenger' and Ten Halls 'Living Underworld Messenger'?"
It is not easy to encounter such an old antique and know many secrets between heaven and earth. Li Yan can naturally ask a few questions.
Unexpectedly, Liu Gang fell silent after hearing this. He seemed to have thought of something bad and shook his head and said, "I can't say anything about this."
"This kind of thing involves the deepest secrets of Xuanmen. Although the descendants of those who have succeeded in becoming gods can borrow their power, they will not be revealed at all. It is said that it will offend <Heavenly Laws>."
"We Returning Yang One may sound powerful, but in reality we are just wretches. We have made arrangements in advance in the world of the world. After falling into the netherworld, we do not dare to run around at will, waiting for the opportunity to return to the world."
"I don't know what's going on in the Yin Division."
"But after living for so long, I can still vaguely see clues to some things."
"In the pre-Qin period, Living Underworld Messenger already appeared, but it called itself 'Yellow Springs Messenger'. In the Han Dynasty, it was also called 'Mount Tai Guest'. The inheritance it learned is the same as ours, coming from the Luofeng lineage."
"Perhaps, it has something to do with the Conferred God."
"Since the introduction of Buddhism, things have changed again. There are fewer and fewer 'Living Underworld Messenger's in Luo Feng's lineage."
"By the end of the Tang Dynasty, many people were Living Underworld Messenger who had received the order of 'Ten Halls'. Their inheritance was no longer <Luo Feng Scripture>, but <Six Paths Scripture>, and their actions were more secretive."
"I have been guarding them all the time, so naturally I secretly inquired about them. It seems that these people have secret contacts. They are in Mount Tai and Fengdu, and they are basically not involved in Xuanmen matters..."
Li Yan heard the smell, "Is it related to human incense?"
"Maybe."
Liu Gang seemed a little bored, "If you don't ascend to the gods, you will have no control over your fate after all. I can't explain what the underworld is. You will know it when you die. There is no use thinking about it."
After saying that, he looked to the opposite side and said, "The entrance of Earth Immortal Cave is inside the Daoist temple. There are many arrangements in it, no matter how high the Daoism is, it cannot bear it."
"After entering, follow my instructions on everything."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a low roar.
In an instant, densely packed Chang Guis swarmed out of the surrounding area, using their hands and feet to crawl towards the Daoist temple from all over the cliff.
The plank road on the mountain has been destroyed, but obviously it can't stop these Chang Gui.
They climb, jump, and move very quickly.
Chang Gui The physical body attached to this thing can only be used for three days, so he doesn't care about it. Each of his hands and feet are bloody and bloody, and even the bones are worn out.
And the people of the Ghost Sect were obviously on guard.
Phew~
As soon as they reached the entrance of the cave, blazing flames burst out.
The phosphorus fire and kerosene immediately burned several Chang Gui into fireballs, which rolled down the mountain with thick smoke.
But the horror of Chang Gui is not in the physical body.
Before the body even hit the ground, the smelly Yin Wind roared up, followed the gap, and got into the Daoist temple.
However, there are also arrangements in Daoist temples.
There were pieces of white rune paper hanging inside, with strange runes outlined in black pen, shaking and shaking, directly scattering Chang Gui Divine Soul.
Li Yan frowned, "It's Netherworld Fire Musket."
He was extremely familiar with this stuff.
It is not a high-end gadget made by Xuanmen craftsmen, but the bamboo tube Netherworld Fire Musket. Although the workmanship is rough and cannot be carried around, it is easy and cheap to make.
It seems that Heavenly Saint Sect has abundant resources. Even if the imperial court takes over the phosphate mine of Zhu Family Fortress, they are constantly making this thing.
"Little tricks."
Liu Gang didn't care and let out another low roar.
The Chang Gui on the cliff immediately changed their strategies. Only a few of them approached the cave entrance, and then they suddenly opened their mouths and spewed out dense black smoke.
Those black smoke are all mosquito-like Gu worms.
After spraying out Gu worms, several Chang Gui were like deflated rubber balls, quickly shriveled up, and fell to the ground motionless.
What an insidious Old Ghost!
Li Yan remained calm and glanced at Liu Gang.
He has gotten some information from what the other party said.
First, after returning to Yang, you have to start practicing again.
Second, the physical body that will be occupied after returning to Yang is best to start from the fetus, unless you can find a body that suits you.
Therefore, the physical body of Liu Gang and his wife who cultivated <Grand Yin Body Refining Art> will be coveted by ghost cults.
The physical body should be like hardware, and Divine Soul is similar to software. No matter how powerful Divine Soul is, the physical body cannot keep up, and it may be worse than the previous life.
If nothing unexpected happens, the people of the Heavenly Saint Sect are looking for Heavenly Spiritual Treasure everywhere, just to give their "Heavenly Saint Duke" a strong body.
Of course, there is another situation.
Shortly after the death of ordinary people, their physical bodies have not yet decayed, and they are still ordinary people. At most, they turn into Fierce Ghost after death.
This Old Ghost's physical body was taken away, he took over the fetus of a strange tiger, and transformed into a demon body. However, with the human soul and tiger body, his Daoism is definitely not as good as that of his previous life, so he must be extra careful in his actions.
But the most terrifying thing is inheritance and experience.
After several times of Huanyang cultivation, the only ones he knew were <North Emperor Scripture>, White Daoist inheritance, Yu Ji Fangxianju, and <Long Body Immortal Library>.
Various techniques are at your fingertips, coupled with rich experience.
Just thinking about it makes my scalp numb.
On the opposite side, the situation has also taken a turn for the better.
As Gu worms poured into the Shibi Daoist Temple, screams suddenly came from inside, and Netherworld Fire Musket also stopped.
And the dozen tigers controlled by Liu Gang had already climbed up the hillside silently, jumping left and right on the raised rocks, and pounced directly into the Daoist temple.
These wild beasts in the mountains are not afraid of any talismans.
For a time, screams and roars occurred one after another in the Daoist temple.
Soon, it calmed down inside.
"Let's go!"
Liu Gang gave a low shout and jumped down the hillside.
Li Yan made a sound, pulled out Severing Dust Blade, and followed closely.
At this moment, the sun finally rises in the distance.
When the sun pierced the morning fog and shone into the valley, all Chang Gui, together with Liu Gang and Li Yan, had already entered the Daoist cave.
In the valley, silence returned again.
Only in the sky, the falcon Lu San soared up and down, then landed on the branch opposite, quietly looking at the dilapidated Daoist temple...
"When will reinforcements arrive?!"
Dangyang County Inside the yamen, Sha LiFei is a little restless.
In the lobby, both Magistrate Zhang and Officer Yang remained silent.
They were also a little embarrassed. They didn't expect that this happened just after they asked for help yesterday.
Look at what Sha LiFei said, he was blocking the disaster for Dangyang County.
True Martial Palace's Yang Chengzi was also a little helpless, shaking his head and saying, "The current situation in Ezhou is that there is a shortage of manpower everywhere. I am just a junior disciple, so I really don't know."
At this moment, a Yamen Runner ran in and said urgently, "Reporting to your lord, there is a person coming from outside, saying he is from Mount Wudang."
"Please come quickly!"
Magistrate Zhang's eyes lit up and he quickly went out to greet him.
The actions of others were naturally not slow either.
When everyone arrived at the gate of the county government office, they saw a Daoist priest, Dark Taoist Robe, standing outside. He was carrying a long sword, tall and bearded, and had a huge wine gourd around his waist.
His eyes were blurry and he smelled of alcohol. When he saw everyone going out, he laughed and said, "There are so many people... I can't drink for a poor person."
Plop!
Before he finished speaking, he fell to the ground and started snoring.
When everyone saw it, they all looked at each other in shock.
A trace of anger appeared on Sha LiFei's face. He turned to Yang Chengzi and sneered, "You coward, Old Sha, I really have eyesight."
"Purple Canopy Mountain was infiltrated by evil spirits. We agreed on reinforcements, but instead they sent a drunkard to order us around, right?"
Yang Chengzi was embarrassed at first, and then looked at the drunk Daoist on the ground. He didn't know what he thought of, his eyes were full of excitement, and he said in a trembling voice:
"He, he is Uncle Yu Longzi!"
Sha LiFei noticed something was wrong and asked carefully, "Very powerful?"
"It's more than awesome."
The Bamboo Mountain Sect disciple next to him also had eyes full of admiration, "This senior Yu Longzi is the most powerful Demon Hunter in Ezhou!"
Earth Immortal Cave's Daoist temple is a hollowed-out mountain wall. The outside looks primitive, but the inside is even more crude. It is just a grotto with rough and uneven surroundings.
After entering the entrance, there is a large hall with stone pillars as beams and white talismans affixed to them that have been torn to pieces by fierce tigers.
There were more than a dozen corpses lying on the ground, but they were just bitten to death. At this moment, they were possessed by Chang Gui. They twisted their bodies and slowly got up...
On the altar table Stone Platform in the main hall, there are three statues of gods.
These three statues are all carved from stone, with snake bodies and human heads, but their appearances are different.
From left to right, the first snake has a dragon-like body and human arms. It is dressed in leaf clothes and has twelve heads. It looks in all directions and has dragon horns on its heads...
The second one has the same snake body, but has three heads, with Sun Moon Star engraved on its forehead...
As for the third one, there are nine heads, all wearing crowns.
The three statues are old, covered with dust, and are about to collapse after years of erosion, and their faces are blurred.
Li Yan frowned and said, "Who is this god?"
The tiger transformed by Liu Gang said in a deep voice, "Today's Xuanmen is really ridiculous. We know Jade Emperor and the Buddha, but we don't know the Three Emperors!"
"I have received the inheritance from my master <Three Sovereigns Scripture>, and I dare not forget my roots, so Attendant are the three ancient emperors."
"Heavenly Sovereign formulated the heavenly stems and earthly branches, which are divided into sixty periods, so the twelve heads are used to symbolize..."
"Earthly Sovereign determines Sun Moon Star and yin and yang, symbolized by three heads..."
"Human Sovereign There are nine people. They divide the world Nine Provinces and rule it. They are symbolized by nine heads..."
After saying that, he lay on the ground and kowtowed respectfully.
The huge tiger body looks a little cramped, but it is extremely pious.
Li Yan suddenly realized.
It turns out that Liu Gang basically repaired <Three Sovereigns Scripture>.
The origin of this scripture is mysterious.
There are rumors that Bao Liang, the "immortal prefect" of the Jin Dynasty, discovered the stone carvings in the cave when he was mountaineering and copied them for practice.
It is also said to come from the Daoist Bohe in the late Han Dynasty.
It is said that <Three Sovereigns Scripture> has the genealogy of ghosts and gods, the key to spiritual cultivation and various secret methods. What is even more troublesome is that it says "Any prince who has this article must be a king, and a woman who has this article must be a queen."
This is a big taboo.
Therefore, during the Zhenguan period, Taizong ordered it to be destroyed.
Liu Gang After prostrating, he stood up, looked back, and let out a low roar again.
Wow!
The surrounding Chang Gui immediately used their hands and feet to bypass the three statues and crawl towards the grotto at the back.
Li Yan looked at it and picked up a Netherworld Fire Musket from the ground.
Liu Gang obviously also recognized this object. With a low roar, several Chang Gui immediately turned back and picked up all the remaining Netherworld Fire Musket.
Li Yan was secretly wary after seeing it.
To be honest, these Chang Gui are not as good as Rampaging Soldiers, let alone Lu Soldiers and Yin soldiers, but they are extremely flexible after being possessed.
If there are enough corpses, it will be equivalent to an undead army.
When we came to the grottoes at the back, we saw large and small caves dug out, traces of smoke from fireworks, and broken clay pots, which should have been the original residence of the believers.
But now, it is also in ruins.
And passing through this grotto, there is a natural cave, full of stalactites, diagonally downward, deep into the earth's veins.
When entering the cave, Li Yan realized something was wrong.
Snap!
On the ground in the distance, a bloody handprint suddenly appeared.
Later, more bloody handprints appeared.
Bang bang bang!
Accompanied by the tantalizing smell of blood, dense bloody handprints spread throughout the cave, coming in like a tide...
The second is later