The team walked through the mountains and forests, the wheels squeaking.
On both sides of the road, the green shadows of bamboo forests sway, as deep as ink.
The sky was gloomy, and from time to time there was a howling mountain wind, which made the bamboo forest rustle and withered yellow bamboo leaves fly in disorder.
Li Yan rode his horse, raised his head and looked into the distance.
Under the hills opposite, there are several lakes scattered around.
The big one is like a bright mirror, reflecting the sky.
The smaller one is like Mingzhu, quiet and clear.
Between the lake and the mountains, the mist curls up, giving it a unique charm.
"It is indeed the land of thousands of lakes."
Li Yan turned around and said with a smile, "We have just left Hanyang. There are lakes along the way. This place must be Ancient Yunmeng Marsh."
"Young Hero Li is right."
Patriarch Tian's eldest son, Tian Wei, also followed on horseback, and said with interest, "Both <"Tribute of Yu"> and <Zhou Li> have records about Yunmeng Marsh, saying that 'Qizezou said Yunmeng', but the details are unclear."
"However, according to the research of the Academy Confucius, the scope of Yunmeng Marsh was astonishing in ancient times, but since the pre-Qin period, the scope has gradually shrunk. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, Song Era had become a dotted pattern of lakes."
"Oh?"
Li Yan became interested, "Wenjin Academy also studies this?"
Tian Wei smiled and said, "That's natural."
He said, pointing forward, "Young Hero Li, you can see that I, Confucianism Two Cheng Brothers, grew up here. Although my mind is now prosperous, I, Wenjin Academy, still pay attention to 'Investigate Things to Attain Knowledge' and 'Examine Things to Exhaust Principles'."
"'Confucius Sent Zilu to Inquire About the Ferry' is the origin of my Wenjin Academy. I don't know how Jingchu Region evolved. To be honest, this is what I am doing when I travel with my master to various places in Ezhou."
After Li Yan heard it, his eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "In that case, has Brother Tian ever heard of 'Life Controller Society'?"
The name "Life Controller Society" was still reported as Old Liu at the time of Shangjin City.
This is the inheritance of the ancient Chu witches. It once established itself in Dongting Jun Mountain and left traces throughout the Chu region, but later disappeared in the long river of history.
Li Yan transferred to Ezhou, and his original purpose was to find this Dharma lineage, because he absorbed a ray of divine power from "Phoenix Gold Ornament".
And Shengang can enhance Soul Hooking Chain.
Apart from performing the Black Well Blood Water mission of the Yin Division, the only thing he absorbed in the Yang world was Phoenix Gold Ornament through "Life Controller Society", so he was very interested in it.
"Life Controller Society?"
Tian Wei said thoughtfully, "I think I heard Master say it once, it is Witch Doctor among the people, and it is only spread secretly among women."
Li Yan was a little surprised now. Unexpectedly, this ancient "Life Controller Society" had not been cut off yet, so he quickly asked, "Do you know where they are?"
Tian Wei shook his head and said, "This is not clear. Master only mentioned it once. After all, it concerns Witch Doctor. I can't ask more questions."
"Dragon Boat Festival will come to Hanyang for a dragon boat race in a while. If Young Hero Li is interested, I can recommend him to you."
"Thank you, Brother Tian."
Li Yan was in a good mood and quickly handed over his hand to express his thanks.
Tian Wei has some scholarly habits and likes to show off. Last night, his father specially told him to establish a good relationship with Li Yan and others, so he took the initiative to talk.
Seeing that such a capable person like Li Yan spoke politely to him, I couldn't help but feel a little proud. I looked at the lake in the distance, couldn't help but blinked, and pretended to be mysterious:
"Young Hero Li, have you ever heard of 'Three Treasures of Yunmeng'?"
"Baby?"
Sha LiFei's eyes lit up, "Brother Tian, please tell me."
Tian Wei nodded and said, "Yunmeng Marsh Since ancient times, there have been many legends, but three of them have been widely circulated among the people."
"The first one is Lord of the Clouds. The ancient Chu god Zhuan is the master of this Yunmeng Marsh. He can make clouds and rain, and also bring down thunder."
"It is said that the ancestors of Chu in ancient times built a sacred palace in the depths of Yunmeng, called the Palace of Longevity. There were gems everywhere in it, competing with the sun and the moon for their brightness. This is the origin of the phrase "Jian will be in the Palace of Longevity, and shine with the sun and the moon."
"During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the Confucian scholar Chang'an Lu Sheng was traveling in Yunmeng at night. The fog suddenly rose and he accidentally entered a palace with walls inlaid with precious stones and jade. Hearing someone's words, he grabbed a handful in panic.
When I woke up, I thought it was a dream, but there was a handful of gems in my hand. This is the first treasure: Lord of the Clouds Divine Gate Longevity Palace."
"This second one is related to King Yu. It is said that there was a great flood in China. Gun stole the soil of the Emperor of Heaven to block it, but the water was difficult to contain. When the Emperor of Heaven saw that Gun had controlled the flood for nine years without success, he ordered the God of Fire Zhurong to kill Gun in Yujiao.
Gun's corpse did not rot for three years, but his belly swelled and gave birth to a dragon, which transformed into Da Yu. Emperor Shun ordered Da Yu to inherit his father Gun's business of water control, and Gun's legacy Self-Growing Soil was hidden in Yunmeng Marsh."
"This is the second treasure, Self-Growing Soil."
"During the Warring States Period, Guiguzi lived in seclusion in Yunmeng and recruited many disciples, such as Su Qin, Zhang Yi, and Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Fan Ju, Xu Fu. Regarding this Yunmeng, some say it is Yuzhou Yunmeng Mountain, while others say it is Yunmeng Marsh.
During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, a group of people accidentally entered the stone forest between Yunmeng Marsh. There were many inscriptions on them, all of which were pre-Qin secrets, and the name of Wang Chan Old Ancestor was still left.
He succeeded in practice and went to Chang'an to sell hexagrams, which turned out to be the famous Xing He Pu. So the third treasure is Wang Chan Ancestor's Scripture Forest."
Sha LiFei next to him was a little speechless, "Brother Tian, why do you feel that each of these three treasures is less reliable than the other?"
"There are also 'Ten Deadly Ominous Tombs' and 'Qin King's Undying Palace' in the Qinling Mountains, but no one has ever seen them. They are probably all rumors."
"Hahaha..."
Tian Wei smiled and said, "Of course it's all a legend. Many people have searched for it for thousands of years, but they have found nothing. Don't tell me what you say, don't listen to it."
However, when Li Yan heard it next to him, he was thoughtful.
The first two treasures, "Lord of the Clouds Divine Gate Longevity Palace" and "Self-Growing Soil", he had heard were a bit unreliable, they were probably local rumors.
But the third one made him a little moved.
The reason is very simple. In the Living Underworld Messenger note left by Liu Gang, the person "Xing He Pu" was mentioned.
The opponent is also "Living Underworld Messenger" and is extremely powerful.
Even in <"Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang">, it was mentioned that Xing He Pu replaced "Increasing Lifespan" and "Huan Yang".
This is simply treason and directly violates the <Yin Law>, but Xing He Pu is still alive and kicking.
And there is something even more bizarre.
Xing He Pu once lived in seclusion at Zhongnan Mountain, with many disciples following him. One day he told his disciples that a special guest would be visiting him in three days and they should not neglect him.
Three days later, Xing He Pu came down the mountain to greet him in person, and sure enough he had a guest.
The guest looked extremely strange. He was five feet tall, with a huge head that took up half of his height. He wore a wide crimson robe and held an elephant wat. He had extremely long eyelashes and a complexion like a melon. When he smiled, he grinned from ear to ear.
This weird guest had a lofty talk with Xing He Pu, and the content of his talk was probably not about human affairs.
Xing He Pu has a disciple named Cui Shu. During the dinner, the weird guest suddenly looked at Cui Shu and said, isn't this "Old Father of Mount Tai"? Xing He Pu nodded in agreement.
The so-called "Old Father of Mount Tai" is an unpopular Sanxian, and there are records of <"Biographies of Divine Immortals"> and <"Taiping Guangji">.
Liu Gang speculates that this Xing He Pu has cracked many secrets of the Yin Division and even sheltered some Yang Yang cultivators.
That weird guest is most likely not a human being.
He Song Era has searched for him many times, but unfortunately there is no trace of him. It seems that he was deliberately erased when the world was in chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty.
To be honest, Li Yan is also very interested in this person.
After reading Liu Gang's notes, he went to read <"Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang"> and found that Xing He Pu was almost a demon in divination and deduction.
He once predicted that in the first year of Emperor Wu of Han, the <Taichu Calendar> formulated by Luo Xia Hong and others would run for eight hundred years. If there was one extra day, someone would inevitably formulate a new calendar.
Sure enough the next year, in the 17th year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty, Monk Yi Xing formulated <Dayan Calendar>.
The method of divination and deduction is difficult to learn and difficult to master. This person has reached an incredible level and may have really cracked the secrets of heaven and earth.
Unexpectedly, I heard news from the other party in this Yunmeng Marsh.
It's just that "Wang Chan Ancestor's Scripture Forest" sounds a bit mysterious. Whether it really exists is still unknown...
As everyone walked forward, it was a pleasure to listen to Tian Wei chatting about all kinds of strange things. Even Patriarch Tian's family listened with gusto.
Before I knew it, it was dusk.
The sky was covered with dark clouds and the bamboo forest was dark and deep, so it was already dark early. The servants in the team all lit lanterns.
A strong wind blew by, the bamboo leaves fluttered, and the lanterns swayed.
In this dark bamboo forest mountain road, it looks a little weird for no reason.
Turning right through a mountain road, I saw a ruined temple standing quietly on the side of Official Road in the distance.
It looks like it has long been abandoned, with the red paint peeling off, the bricks and stones mottled, the tiles on the roof of the temple incomplete, and weeds growing in it, adding to the desolation.
Patriarch Tian looked at the sky, raised his hand and said, "Just rest here. Get up early tomorrow and hurry up. You should be there at noon."
His wife was obviously worried, "Master..."
"Don't worry."
Patriarch Tian smiled and said, "This is the nearby Water Temple. Later, the river was renovated and it has long been abandoned. I used to work as a salesman when I was young, and I often rested here overnight."
"Not staying in the temple at night" is a taboo on the road, but sometimes when we are in a hurry, we don't care so much.
Besides, there is a warlock in the team, so he is naturally not afraid of Lonely Souls and Wild Ghosts.
Of course, to prevent accidents, Li Yan still held the magic weapon, smelled it, and when approaching the ruined temple, he directly raised his hand and said, "Everyone, please wait a moment."
Having said that, directly take out Divine Tiger Token, use the formula Bugang, and use <Northern Emperor Body Protection Incantation>.
With his current Daoist practice, the power of his magic is naturally stronger.
"Roar!"
Everyone only heard the sound of Tiger's Roar, and suddenly a strong wind blew up around them, and a sinister aura spread outward from Li Yan.
Hu Lulu!
The horses were suddenly frightened.
But Lu San just whistled and immediately calmed it down.
Everyone in the Tian family was stunned.
Patriarch Tian's son-in-law Liu YiZhong directly pressed the handle of the knife, his eyes full of vigilance.
Wow!
I saw centipedes, centipedes, and nameless poisonous insects all running out of the ruined temple and fleeing in all directions.
Seeing this vision, many people swallowed their saliva and looked at Li Yan and others with awe in their eyes.
As they walked along, they only felt that the young man spoke kindly, but they could not see anything strange. They did not expect that he could do such a trick.
Only Patriarch Tian's expression remained unchanged.
He followed Li Yan from Dangyang across a large mountain forest, and he often saw the other party performing spells, so he knew he was a truly capable warlock.
If not, no one would be willing to spend a lot of money to hire someone.
Wang Dao Xuan on the side stroked his beard and smiled, "Don't be alarmed, this place is dark and humid, and it is inevitable that poisonous insects will gather. I can sleep peacefully tonight without any disturbance from wild beasts."
"Young Hero Li wonderful technique!"
Tian Wei praised him repeatedly, and at the same time he understood in his heart, no wonder his father relied on him so much. Several Confucianism warlocks he had seen in the academy also used self-protection skills, but they did not have such momentum.
Hearing Li Yan say that there are no hidden dangers, everyone feels more at ease.
With a creak, the half-opened temple door was pushed open.
I saw that this ruined temple was quite large. It was covered with cobwebs and there were traces of bonfires burning on the ground. It was obvious that people often stayed there.
On the altar in the temple, Attendant is a statue of a young god general, wearing armor and a helmet, holding an ax in his right hand. Even though it is covered with dust, you can still see his handsome and handsome appearance.
"It turns out to be General Yang Si."
Wang Dao Xuan suddenly realized it, picked up the broom at the door of the temple, and went up to sweep away the dust and cobwebs from the statue.
Sha LiFei also rushed up to help.
In the Yangtze River Basin, there are usually four water gods Attendant.
Ganzhou Attendant is Xu Xun Celestial Master Xu, because he once led his disciples to use the method of "using wood to overcome water" to calm down the floods in Ganzhou. The story of "Celestial Master Xu Slaying Three Dragons" is widely circulated.
The people worshiped in Shu are Li Bing and his son, naturally because of Dujiangyan.
As for Ezhou, it is Attendant General Yang Si.
This General Yang Si also once quelled floods and killed dragons. His Daoist title is: Jiushui Tianlingda Marshal Ziyun Tongfa True Lord Shuiguozhen Longanyuan Wang Lingyuan Tongji Tianzun.
Just hearing the name, you know it is not simple.
Everyone in the Tian family naturally has their hands full.
After some cleaning and lighting of a bonfire, the temple suddenly became much warmer.
The Tian family returned to their hometown to worship their ancestors this time, and they brought many people with them, including famous chefs. Their skills were so extraordinary that even in the wilderness, they could not defeat him.
Set up a large pot, wash the dried Jiangdong Lake fish, dried tofu, vermicelli and wild vegetables, etc., put them into the pot, and simmer them together to make a large pot of delicious fish soup.
They also brought a lot of mille-feuille cakes, which they heated in the fire and mixed with the hot fish soup. The fatigue of the journey was wiped away.
After all, there were many female relatives in the team. They were all a little tired after a long day's journey, so they laid out straw mats and lay down to sleep early.
Li Yan and others took turns keeping vigil with the servant guards.
Patriarch Tian's son-in-law is from Qianhu of the Guard House. His family has extraordinary martial arts skills. He has already joined Hidden Strength, so naturally he was arranged to keep vigil.
Before I knew it, the night was getting darker.
In the middle of the night, the wind got louder and whistled outside the temple.
Boom! Boom!
In the night wind, there was a strange sound.
Li Yan suddenly opened his eyes and looked outside, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, "Is it thundering?"
It's been cloudy all day and it's probably going to rain.
He was waiting for "Dragon Boat Festival Thunder".
"No."
Patriarch Tian's son-in-law Liu YiZhong, who was watching the night, was obviously a little surprised, "I've heard this voice before, it's 'Tuogu'!"
The so-called "Tuogu" refers to the cry of Yangtze Crocodile. Because it often appears at night, it is the same as the alarm clock, so it is also called "Tuogu".
"Oh."
Li Yan was a little disappointed, "This 'Tuogu' is really loud."
Unexpectedly, Liu YiZhong pressed his hand to the handle of the knife and said nervously, "I have been here before, and the nearest waterway is several miles away!"
"There's something wrong with this 'Tuogu'..."
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