This Five Paths General is indeed unlucky.
Li Yan has also seen several Wudao temples. Some places are called "Fifth Daoist Priest". There is only one statue of the god, wearing golden armor and sitting upright with a spear in his hand.
In some places, there are five statues. Some of them have green faces and fangs, and they look very fierce and intimidating.
There is nothing that can be done about this matter.
The construction of temples is often done spontaneously by the common people, with merchants donating money and burning incense to worship, in order to protect a place's peace.
But when people build temples, they are often not so particular.
The same statues of gods differ from place to place, and they are also related to local folklore. If you have heard some stories too many times, you will often shape the statues according to your own desires.
"Five Paths" refers to the Path of Heaven, Human Path, Hell, Evil Ghosts, and Animals. But I don't know when it was passed down and became the "Five Thieves".
It still looks pretty good, and I found a few historical prototypes.
It seems that being a god is not that Xiaoyao comfortable...
The words of the two also revealed a lot of information:
Celestial Decree is related to incense!
It seems that there are several forces in the underworld.
And "Five Directions Fengdu Banner", <Heavenly Laws> is prohibited from entering the human world. It seems not that simple, and there are some secrets hidden...
Just as Li Yan was deep in thought, the unknown Yin God spoke up, "General, please wait a moment until I have dealt with this matter, so as not to delay the time and violate the laws of the Yin."
After saying that, he threw a scroll into the air.
The Black Well Blood Water in front of Li Yan also rotated rapidly, floating a copy of Yellow Silk, and said the information about the magic Gods and Devils energy that was about to be captured.
There is no record of this demon god in <ChangSheng XianKu>.
His name is Zuo ShouQuan. He was originally a powerful warrior from the tribe in ancient times with a cruel temperament. After his death, he was given the name Attendant by the tribe's people, and his spirit became a nearby mountain god. However, he was so bloodthirsty that he eventually became an evil god.
He looks like a savage, holding a knife in one hand and a human head in the other. His roar is like a tiger in the mountains. If someone is unfortunate enough to encounter him, he will definitely die.
This evil god also has a unique ability.
Like Tiger Demon, it can receive Chang Gui.
The evil spell passed down is called <Severed Head Longevity Technique>, Attendant people will be marked, have blood marks on their necks, can use evil spells and spells, and can absorb people Essence Blood to maintain life.
But every once in a while, time loses itself.
They will place their heads, Attendant, in front of the statue of the devil.
The body can still move freely, but it will be enslaved by this demon, causing trouble everywhere, arresting people and causing blood stains.
In ancient times, there was the Flying Head Liao clan, which was related to this demon.
It turns out that the legend of the "Decapitated Man" in Shu originated from this...
After reading the message, Li Yan turned around and left.
One is to save time, after all there is still a battle outside.
Second, the two gods were silent and were looking at him. If he continued to stay, their flaws would inevitably be discovered.
The jade pendant left by Yin Changsheng is a method of stealing Heavenly Secret.
He doesn't want to be labeled a criminal.
After his figure disappeared, the two voices continued to sound.
"Five Paths General, this person has some talent, but you'd better not touch him. Most of the Five Directions Fengdu Banner he sends out will be wasted."
"I know that Lei Mansion is also eyeing this person. What do they want to do?"
"I don't know about this either."
"The human world is changing, and the legal world may not be able to escape turmoil..."
In the dense forest, Li Yan suddenly opened his eyes.
I took out my pocket watch and saw that less than a few seconds had passed.
But in this short period of time, changes have occurred in the ruined temple.
But I saw Yin Wind roaring in the temple, and little green lights flashing.
Phew~
Along with the strong wind, a bloody smell floated out.
Swish, swish, swish!
Li Yan In the previous shot, many swordsmen's internal organs were pierced. Although they were not dead, they also lost their fighting power and their breathing became weaker and weaker.
As soon as the fishy wind blew, they suddenly opened their eyes, standing up straight like zombies, with a strange green light flashing in their pupils.
The wound was still bleeding, but these people couldn't feel it at all. There was only indifference and murderous intent in their eyes, and they rushed out again with the knife.
Their movements were also very weird, they seemed a little stiff, but their whole body Martial Power became much stronger, their feet exerted force, and their speed was even higher than before.
It's Puppet Technique!
After Li Yan saw it, he immediately had a guess in his mind.
This type of technique can not only control dead objects such as puppets, but also living people. These swordsmen should have been passive before they were alive, so they are easier to control and more powerful.
Clang!
In the blink of an eye, two swordsmen jumped up.
Blade Light was fierce, slashing towards Li Yan one left and one right.
Li Yan was not afraid, Severing Dust Blade raised it, and there was a clang of fire, and he took advantage of the situation to spin around, Side Step Shoulder Shift, his left hand Flower Hidden Beneath the Leaves, passed under the armpit of the other swordsman, and slapped him suddenly.
Click!
There was a cracking sound of the sternum, and the swordsman flew backwards, directly hitting the person behind him with his sword.
Li Yan, on the other hand, flicked the knife away from the other swordsman, and was directly disembowelled, with his flesh and blood and intestines scattered all over the floor.
The stomach pouch was also broken open and fell to the ground.
As expected, there was a small cloth bag hidden inside, wrapped with paper charms, human bones, hair and other items.
Li Yan didn't look at it and continued to swing the knife.
After these swordsmen became puppets, their strength and speed became stronger, but their moves became stiff and full of loopholes.
Not to mention that he has become a living dead, even when he was alive, no matter how high his kung fu was, it would not be enough for Li Yan.
Figures flew around, Blade Light flashed.
Li Yan is walking between the blades, seemingly surrounded by dangers, but in fact he is leisurely strolling and everything is under control.
The people who helped him feed his fists were Zhang XiaoShan and Wu Qu. They were both from famous families and were martial arts wizards.
If your horizons are high, you will naturally see things differently.
Li Yan doesn't take these people seriously.
They are just puppets, the real threat is still in the temple.
Phew~
Sure enough, Yin Wind roared again, and several black shadows shot out, flying up and down in the air, making weird laughter.
There was also thick fog all around, making it dark and difficult to see.
Li Yan and Smelling Mystical Power can naturally notice that these black figures are all human heads, with disheveled hair, pale faces, and the severed parts are wrapped in a cloud of black smoke.
Their eyes glowed green and they flew extremely fast in the air.
Laughter carries some kind of strange power, like a demonic sound that penetrates the ears, making people feel restless, have chest tightness and make them feel like vomiting, and their energy and blood are blocked.
One of the heads suddenly opened its mouth and spit out a stream of black air, roaring directly towards Li Yan.
This is a conjuration, similar to insinuation.
And Li Yan, is waiting for this.
He suddenly broke out, rushed out of the encirclement, and rushed towards the temple.
Judging from the information obtained by the Yinsi, this flying head technique is very tricky and extremely fast. Even if the head is smashed, they will still turn into a headless monster corpse and continue to cause trouble.
Its weakness lies in the corpse inside!
"Ah-!"
A shrill scream sounded, and flying heads chased after them.
They all uttered black anger and wanted to stop Li Yan.
When Li Yan came to the gate, he took out a copper pipe without looking at it and pressed the mechanism toward the back.
This is the trophy found from Old Taoist Qin Wanpei.
It's a bit like the rainstorm pear blossom needle in Jianghu. Driven by the mechanism, it can release nearly a hundred Poison Needle in an instant, covering a huge range.
For him, this thing was far less useful than a musket, but it was better at being secretive and not making too much noise.
Whoosh!
Poison Needle The sound of breaking through the air sounded.
The heads of the people behind were stabbed one after another, like hedgehogs. The wounds quickly turned black and hardened, and the venom made them scream in agony.
And Li Yan has arrived at the temple.
But I saw several people lying neatly on the ground.
Puff! Puff!
He raised the knife and stabbed the hearts of several headless bodies.
"Ah-!"
With every stabbing, there were screams outside and the sound of heads falling to the ground.
And those puppets also lost control and fell to the ground one after another.
Soon, the neighborhood became quiet.
Li Yan did not kill them all, but left one behind. Severing Dust Blade pressed it against his chest and said calmly to the outside of the temple, "Get in!"
Phew~
Yin Wind blew, and a human head slowly floated in.
Although his face was ashen, he could still tell that he was a young man with delicate features and his eyes were full of fear.
It is Du Yuanguang, a descendant of the Du family.
At this moment, Du Yuanguang felt extremely regretful.
Relying on this evil method, people sacrifice to the devil. They create trouble in the place and accumulate such a big business. It is inevitable that they are a little arrogant.
So what if the Daoism is high?
A decent family also needs incense money.
So what if the court has rules?
In the eyes of those officials, favor is more important than rules.
As long as things are done covertly, nothing will happen.
Who would have thought that this kind of Killing God would be provoked.
"Tell me about it."
Li Yan asked in a cold voice, "When did your Du family start Attendant offering sacrifices to this Zuo ShouQuan?"
Du Yuanguang When he heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed.
The name Zuo ShouQuan is the biggest secret of the Du family. How could this Killing God know about it?
And he also knows their biggest weakness!
Li Yan's eyes were slightly cold and he exerted force on his wrist. Severing Dust Blade directly cut his chest without going any further.
"No, no, I say!"
The fear of death made Du Yuanguang quickly beg for mercy. He said in a trembling voice, "Our ancestor lived in the mountains near Neijiang, and his name was Stone Dragon Village."
"The story of the decapitated man has been circulating in the village since ancient times, but very few people have seen it, so it's just a legend."
"When Da Xing Dynasty was overthrown and the Xuan Dynasty was first built, cities were built in various places, which required a lot of stone materials. My Du family happened to be a wealthy family in the village, so we led the villagers to cut mountains and open stones nearby."
"The village is called Stone Dragon Village because there are exposed rocks on the nearby hillside that are naturally covered with dragon scales and are extremely hard."
"Legend has it that when the dragon's veins are revealed, it can bring peace to the village. However, the village has always been poor, so everyone didn't take it seriously and just split the place open."
"As a result, the rocks collapsed that day and many people died. In order to appease people's hearts, our Du family hired a Yang Opera Troupe to drive away evil spirits."
"Unexpectedly, the members of the troupe disappeared mysteriously that night."
"Subsequently, people often heard singing operas in the middle of the night on the old stage, and some people said they saw headless people near the stage. They fled one after another, and the village was abandoned."
"One of my ancestors got seriously ill because of that incident. After he woke up, he taught him the method of worshiping Zuo ShouQuan."
"The Du family was in a bad situation at that time. They left their hometown and were bullied, so they used this method to kill people and make money, and gradually gained momentum..."
Listening to this person's story, Li Yan vaguely guessed the cause and effect.
Zuo ShouQuan is a mountain god, and there is probably a demonic energy suppressed at the foot of the mountain, which can only occasionally cause trouble. However, the Du family broke through the mountain and split rocks, and they were able to escape completely.
"What are you secretly sending people to do?"
Thinking of this, Li Yan continued to ask.
Du Yuanguang hesitated again, his eyes flickered, and he begged for mercy in a trembling voice, "If I tell you, can you spare my life?"
Li Yan said calmly, "As long as you obey, I will never kill you."
Hearing this, Du Yuanguang didn't quite believe it either.
But the matter had come to this, and he would die immediately if he didn't tell her. In addition, Li Yan had a reputation for promising money, so he had no choice but to take a gamble.
"Every year on the fifth day of May, according to the rules, the Du family must hold a human sacrifice, kill fifty people, and place their heads in a bronze tripod in the mountain, with their hearts and minds piled outside."
"If we don't do this, we will be the ones who die. We will run to the mountains, pick off the heads and put them into the cauldron."
"Are there any guards there?"
"No, there are many headless people in the mountain. They have accumulated over the years. They appear and disappear. No one knows where they are hiding. People who enter the mountain on weekdays, even us, cannot come out alive."
"Whose order did you follow to harm me?"
"They are from the Ghost Sect. I don't know who they are specifically. Only the clan leader has seen them. I only know that they send a large amount of money to western Hunan every year."
Hearing this, Li Yan was thoughtful.
It seems that as he guessed, the main force of the Ghost Sect is not in Shu, but is mostly cooperating with the Bo Prefecture Yang Family to oppose the imperial court.
That's why I used these unspeakable methods to deal with him.
At this moment, Li Yan suddenly felt something in his heart, put away his knife, and strode outside the temple.
Du Yuanguang As soon as he saw it, the human head quickly flew towards the body, and black mist surged around the neck, reconnecting bit by bit.
In the open space outside the temple, Li Yan looked at the night sky.
Wow!
The sound of fluttering wings sounded, and Falcon Li Dong fell down, covered with wind and frost, and a little tired, and chirped at him.
Li Yan laughed dumbly, "Something happened and there's nothing we can do about it."
During this time of group operation, the most tiring one was the falcon.
At regular intervals, he has to travel between three places to deliver information.
And they also have an agreement that at a certain time, they will tie up colorful ribbons or burn fireworks on the top of the mountain to let the falcons find their targets.
It's easy to talk about Sha LiFei and Wang Dao Xuan.
Only Li Yan traveled along the way, fighting with people from time to time, hiding his body, and had no time to release a signal, so the falcon searched for it for two days.
After reading the secret letter, Li Yan was thoughtful, and immediately wrote down his own information with a splash of ink, and then tied the copper pipe to the falcon's talons.
Soon, the falcon flapped its wings and flew into the night sky.
Li Yan turned around and returned to the temple.
"Let's go."
Looking at Du Yuanguang who was at a loss, Li Yan spoke in a deep voice.
"Go... where?"
"Stone Dragon Village, Severed Head Mountain!"
Near Dazu Rock Carvings, in the bamboo forest on the hillside.
Treasure Hunter The Yu family and his son are frying tea.
The steps of making tea usually include greening, fixing, rolling, frying, and drying. Different techniques and styles will produce different teas with different flavors and grades.
Especially for Spirit Tea, the process is even more cumbersome.
The Yu family's father and son were busy from morning to night, but they enjoyed it.
After all, the secret of the tea fairy is the foundation of the Yu family's future. Getting familiar with this craft early can also gain more experience.
In the thatched house next to it, Lu San looked at Sha LiFei, his eyes full of worry, "Did you dream about it again last night?"
"Hmm."
Sha LiFei's lips were livid, but he was still frightened. He couldn't help but cursed, "I'm not a warlock, how could I dream about Shitilavana? Those old monks must have set a trap for me!"