"Be bold!"
"How dare you attack Jade Emperor Temple!"
Listening to Shi Xuanming's words, several elders had angry faces.
As for Li Yan, he had no idea about the sudden appearance of the Earth Immortal.
This is not surprising either.
Divine Land is a vast country, with talented people and strangers emerging in endless streams. Not everyone is willing to dominate the world and be public, especially Xuanmen, who are more reclusive.
I don't know how many masters are hidden in the mountains, rivers and swamps.
Some people only want to practice cultivation, but cannot take the crucial step, and are unwilling to fall into the netherworld, so they choose to join the Daoist sect, and their identities are hidden.
Just like in Wudang and Qingcheng, Li Yan felt it, but due to friendship and the agreement between Living Underworld Messenger and Xuanmen, he pretended to turn a blind eye.
And with the Human Path transformation, there must be more earthly immortals ready to take action.
Suddenly, Spiritual Light flashed in Li Yan's mind.
He recalled that when he first entered the capital, he found someone secretly intercepting and killing Living Underworld Messenger, but then he disappeared and never appeared again.
I thought it was related to "Pan Peach Gathering", but now it seems that they may be two independent cases that just happen to overlap.
The purpose of intercepting and killing Living Underworld Messenger is to remove these earthly immortal shackles!
At that time, I don't know how many ambitious people would emerge.
The name "Zhao Changsheng" also came to mind again.
Li Yan has a hunch that this matter must be related to him!
While he was thinking, the other side had already taken action.
Seeing that "Shi Xuanming" didn't make sense, he stopped talking nonsense, made a secret with his left hand, and Withered Pine Dragon Staff with his right hand suddenly paused on the ground. In an instant, a strong wind blew and black mist surged.
The surrounding scene became blurry again.
In the darkness, there seemed to be a monster howling.
Afterwards, the ground became cold, frost spread, and looming green lights rose up, gathering and twisting in the air, first turning into various beasts, and then turning into human forms, heading towards everyone outside Jade Emperor Temple.
Mountain spirit, or mountain god!
Li Yan took a look and guessed what it was.
After the death of some wild beasts or spiritual animals, they often cling to the earth, trees, mountains and rocks. When people in the past were affected and had hallucinations, they would offer them incense and tie them with red ropes to pray for peace.
Over time, he becomes a mountain god.
Nowadays, in many places, there are almost legends about some big trees or stones that are very spiritual.
This is the mountain spirit.
Speaking of which, there is no harm in it.
People with kind thoughts and prayers will usually expel Lonely Souls and Wild Ghosts to protect one side.
It's a bit like a simplified version of the god statue in the temple, which arises from people's hearts.
But now these are obviously controlled by this "Shi Xuanming".
"Form up!"
Although Shouming Zi and other seven elders were shocked, they immediately formed Big Dipper Seven Xuan Formation.
They held various magic weapons and recited incantations. The thick fog that hit their faces and the roaring mountain spirits in it were blocked five meters away, making it difficult to get close.
"Shi Xuanming!"
Shouming Zi's beard was straightened and he shouted sternly, "You are also a person protected by the Dharma lineage. How dare you trigger the evil spirits of the earth's lineage, disturb the sacred mountain, and do such a rebellious thing?!"
In the thick fog, the figure of Shi Xuanming is looming.
His sarcastic sneer sounded, "Shouming Zi, don't make any noise here. Mount Tai is originally the place where we practice. You and other sects have been entrenched for many years and control your destiny. How could you ever think of overly benefiting comrade Rogue Cultivator?"
Before he finished speaking, the Withered Pine Dragon Staff in his hand suddenly hit the ground.
"Boom!"
The entire Jade Emperor Temple square and even the ground further away seemed to be shaken violently.
Lines of earth energy that were as condensed as ink and exuded biting coldness, like the tentacles of living creatures, spurted out from the cracks, with sharp roars, rolling up the broken rocks around them, and under the pull of some kind of force, they condensed into earth and stone puppets several feet tall.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With heavy steps, surrounded by the gloomy Killing Intent, he rushed towards Jade Emperor Temple.
Good guy, Shanpuppet!
Even Li Yan was surprised.
This thing should be a combination of Puppet Technique and Earth Escape Technique, which is similar to spreading the beans to make an army, but this is the first time I have seen Li Yan, and someone can use it so cleverly.
Not only do you need to have profound Daoism, you also need to be an earth master.
If you dare to attack Jade Emperor Temple, you will indeed have two brushes.
Li Yan realized. "This is inhuman power, but the wrath of the mountain."
"Be careful!"
Seeing that the situation was not going well, an elder in black robe stepped forward with his feet, made a quick seal with his left hand, and with the electric light flashing in the palm of his right hand, he suddenly swung out at the approaching earth puppet.
There was a loud bang, and the earth puppet turned into rocks and collapsed to the ground.
This Palm Thunder is a proficient person and is wearing a black robe. He is most likely a member of Mount Tai Thunder Institute.
Although the blow was effective, the elder was old and weak after all, and his body functions had already declined. He retreated continuously due to the impact of the earth puppet, and spurted a stream of blood arrows from his mouth, shouting sternly to everyone, "Disciples, be careful! This beast is my Mount Tai Earth Immortal Shi Xuanming!"
"He has studied the earth master's skills intensively, is good at earth escape, and is even more proficient in 'testing ghosts and summoning gods'. In the past, in order to seek refuge, this beast swore to protect the Mount Tai earth line in exchange for the position of a mountain god in the future! Now this madman is so stupid that he wants to take the opportunity to steal the power of Mount Tai Prefect!"
This Old Taoist was also furious and directly broke Shi Xuanming's feet.
As soon as these words came out, many disciples present could not help but take a breath of air.
It turns out that this person is the Mount Tai Earth Immortal. No wonder his methods are so weird. I am afraid that in terms of familiarity with the Mount Tai Earth Line, even the local sects like them cannot compare to this person.
But what attracted more attention was another sentence.
Steal Mount Tai Prefect rights!
Who is Mount Tai Prefect?
A few years ago, there was a folk story novel <Investiture of the Gods> which said that Huang Feihu was Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak.
This is not actually the case.
Mount Tai has been regarded as a passage connecting the underworld and the human world since ancient times. There is a record of Mount Tai Prefect in the middle hall of the "Deed of Filial Piety and Aid to the Gods" of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is said that it rotates every five hundred years. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, Wei Jin was the Qin 𫖮 and Jin Hong clan of Tai Mountain Lord, and Tang Era was Cui Ziyu.
Even after Buddhism and Taoism was introduced, it still occupies a place in the Netherworld belief.
This is an important priestly position in Xuanmen. How can an earthly immortal get involved in it?
However...
But the other party just did this!
Let's think about the many changes in Mount Tai in recent days...
Is it possible that it's time for the rotation of Fu Jun again?
But can such a thing still be snatched away?
Many disciples had doubts in their hearts, but they didn't think much about it.
They surrounded the elders, formed a resistance formation, and firmly guarded Jade Emperor Temple.
After all, they were all elite disciples of Orthodox Xuan Gate. They threw out various lightning techniques or talismans to exorcise evil spirits, and with the combined efforts of those Hidden Strength disciples who were proficient in martial arts, with a clattering sound, a Zuntu puppet was defeated.
Soon, the stone steps leading to Jade Emperor Temple were covered with rocks.
And below, Shi Xuanming was not angry when he heard this, but laughed wildly, "Hahaha! Well said, Elder Wang!"
"But why don't you tell me, what are you so-called noble people?!"
"The position of Lord of the Palace is vacant. The old guys from several of your sects gathered here privately and quarreled without sleep for seven days. Didn't they also want to take advantage of the sudden changes in the earth's energy to Human Path change and try to join forces to achieve the goal of heaven? The local Divine Descent prayed to confer the title of 'Mount Tai Prefect' and forcefully place it on the head of Old Ancestor of one of your sects?!"
"Don't laugh at anyone, black pig or crow!"
"Bastard! Protecting Mount Tai and communicating with heaven and earth are the orthodox duties of Xuanmen. How can we allow you, an evil spirit, to distort it?"
Shouming Zi was so angry that he pinched the whisk in his hand and rolled the whisk in his hand. Innate Gangsha Energy roared out from Jade Emperor Temple, gathered in the whisk, and swept towards the place where the voice of Shi Xuanming came from.
I don't know what the secret technique of this attack is.
There was no lightning flash, but there was a fierce murderous intent. The mountain spirits and earth puppets along the way were all beaten to pieces.
The thick fog dispersed, and the area where Shi Xuanming was located was instantly covered with frost.
"Hmph!"
An elder snorted coldly, "Let him run away. If the earth's energy is not chaotic, Mount Tai's soldiers and horses must not move rashly. We must beat this beast to death and never be reincarnated!"
This is also the reason why Xuanmen dares to trade with Earth Immortals.
Wherever the Xuanmen Grand Sect is located, there are often Blessed Grotto-Heavens, where various large formations are deployed where the Gangsha Spiritual Apertures gather, and with the huge soldiers and horses refined by Attendant in each palace, they are enough to suppress the earthly immortals.
Therefore, this contract is both a shelter and a prison.
What's more, Dongyue Mount Tai is a passage to the underworld, and its soldiers and horses are even more powerful.
To kill Shi Xuanming, this is not an exaggeration at all.
But before he finished speaking, the hairs all over his body stood on end.
The ground behind him suddenly splashed with earth and rocks, and Shi Xuanming broke out of the ground. He held several "Heart Piercing Nail" between his fingers and waved them out. Before Law Sword was stabbed by the people around him, he used Earth Escape and appeared under the pine tree in the distance.
This hidden weapon was poisoned, and the smelly smell hit your nose.
The elder who just spoke had no time to dodge and was stabbed into the back by the steel ingot.
Just as he took a breath, his whole body became numb and he fell to the ground foaming at the mouth.
"Despicable!"
Several other elders hurriedly came to the rescue, while looking fearfully into the distance.
Only then did they remember that the Earth Immortal in front of them was not only proficient in Earth Escape, but also knew how to use hidden weapons.
The combination of the two makes it impossible to prevent.
He also traveled around the world when he was young. It was not that he had never encountered strong opponents, but that all his enemies were dead. In addition, he was devoted to cultivating Daoism and did not want to be involved in the world of society, so he was not famous.
"Haha, each other!"
Shi Xuanming's body flashed, and then disappeared through the earth. Voices came from all directions, "You may seem sanctimonious, but what are the essential differences between you and me? You are just a group of hypocrites fighting for food!"
"Even if we fight, it won't be your turn!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another old voice sounded.
This time, Shi Xuanming's eyes became solemn and he quickly backed away.
But when Jade Emperor Temple's Red Gate slowly opened, a Old Taoist stepped out, wearing a jade crown and auspicious purple robe, with an ancient figure. He flicked the dust in his hand and looked down coldly.
"Meet the Headmaster!"
"Greetings to Senior Xuan Sang!"
When the surrounding disciples and elders saw it, they all bowed their hands and saluted.
At the same time, Li Yan, who was hiding in the dark, also opened his eyes.
He has just accepted the mission from the underworld.
The information of Shi Xuanming is no different from the previous description of Old Taoist.
But now is not a good time to catch the culprit.
His purpose is to help Erlang Zhenjun seize the position of king of this mansion. Although he doesn't know the reason, listening to his ideas has a lot to do with Human Path's reform and is the key to surviving the disaster.
And these Mount Tai sects also have the same idea.
If he takes action at this time, he will be exposed, and his efforts will be completely thankless.
He also knew that the person in front of him was none other than Mount Tai Jade Emperor Temple, the master Xuan Sangzi. Although his fame was not as good as that of Yu Chanzi and Dragon Tiger Mountain Zhang Tianshi, he was still a famous person in Daoism.
Jinan City God Temple Xu Cangsong has experienced his attitude before.
I'm afraid this guy is not easy to talk to either.
"Hmph!"
Seeing Xuan Sangzi come out, Shi Xuanming snorted coldly, "Old guy, I lied to others about going to the capital before, so I said how could you leave at this time, and I really caught you out!"
Xuan Sangzi glanced at it lightly and said in a clear voice, "If you are greedy, you will destroy yourself. If you are friendly, you will do it yourself."
Shi Xuanming also sneered and said, "I will also forward these words to you."
After that, he took two steps back and disappeared into the fog.
"Brother, why don't you kill this beast?"
An elder nearby asked quickly.
Mount Tai has been the place where emperors enshrined themselves since ancient times. How can they only have soldiers and horses as their trump cards?
Jade Emperor Temple's "Five Thunder Sword" and Bixia Yuanjun Mansion's "Jade Tablet" are both famous religious artifacts. Even if Mount Tai's earth energy is chaotic now, it can still be controlled by the collective power of everyone.
However, Xuan Sangzi did not answer directly, but said in a deep voice, "Go and see if the other two are still there?"
Elder Shouming Zi's complexion changed slightly, and he immediately pinched two Yellow Talisman and threw them out.
Phew~
In an instant, two cyclones rolled up from the ground and roared down the mountain.
Not long after, sweat broke out on his forehead and he said with a trembling voice, "The other two places are also empty!"
Xuan Sangzi seemed to have expected it, looking at the dark night sky, "It seems that they have united..."
"Where... where did they get the courage?"
Old Taoist, a man next to him, was a little unbelievable, "The position of Fujun needs to be recognized by Xuanmen and granted by heaven. It is impossible for them to obtain it. Moreover, without Mount Tai's protection, meeting Living Underworld Messenger will be a dead end. How dare you do this?"
Xuan Sangzi was silent for a moment, "I received news before that someone is hunting Living Underworld Messenger. I'm afraid the three of them have already learned that this matter should not be underestimated. There may be someone behind it."
"Send the order and keep a tight defense. After three days, the earth's energy will be stable, and you can rest easy."
"Yes, Headmaster!"
Li Yan, who was hiding in the dark, was thoughtful and left quickly.
With the help of his body skills, he went down the mountain more quickly, like an ape, falling quickly between the cliffs. After a while, he found Wang Dao Xuan hidden in the dense forest.
The rotation of Mount Tai Prefect is no longer a secret, and Li Yan can also be informed with confidence.
"Is this happening?"
Wang Dao Xuan was amazed after hearing this, and then frowned and said, "Mount Tai There are actually three Earth Immortals hidden above Mount Tai. We need to find out their identities first. If you receive the Yin Division mission, you can catch them all at the right time."
"But I don't know how to deal with the position of Lord of the Palace."
"More than that."
Li Yan looked down the mountain with cold eyes, "Those three earth immortals knew that Living Underworld Messenger was being hunted in large numbers, so they had the courage to take action. Someone must have informed me that this matter may not be that simple..."
At the foot of the mountain, northwest of Tai'an City.
The lights are sparse, making the place more revealing.
"Zi Hour third update, safe and sound~"
The sound of the watchman's banging sound echoed feebly through the night.
Lu San, Sha LiFei, and Kuai Dayou were hiding in the shadows of the scattered roofs, their eyes firmly fixed on the lone figure walking in the alley ahead - Divine Arrestor Bai Lao Jiu.
At this moment, Bai Lao Jiu was walking calmly, but his alertness was raised to the extreme.
The Wild Goose Feather Blade leather sheath on his waist made a slight noise when he pressed it, and he looked around with cold sweat on his head.
"Lao Kuai..."
Sha LiFei lowered his voice and said, "This old guy's sense is right. Is someone really targeting him?"
Kuai Dayou was also holding a musket, and he smacked his lips, "It can't be wrong. All of his men are gone. To be able to scare a dignified god like this, he definitely has a lot of background."
As soon as he finished speaking, as if responding in the Unseen, without any warning, strands of gray-white thick fog appeared out of thin air on the streets and alleys, spreading quickly as if they were alive.
In an instant, the entire street was completely swallowed up by a thick, almost blinding fog...