Chapter 220 The Great Festival
Afternoon.
Ning Daoran disguised himself as an ordinary-looking young monk and went up the mountain with Dabenlu. At this time, neither he nor Bailu concealed their auras, and both were in the early stages of releasing the golden elixir.
"Senior!"
On Guiyuanzong Mountain, an old man in green shirt came down from the light and said respectfully: "I am Xu Shuang, the deacon elder of Guiyuanzong. I don't know who the senior scholar is. What is the purpose of coming to Guiyuanzong?"
"I am a casual cultivator in Xia Zhangfeng Mountain in Qingzhou, passing through Huangzhou. I have heard about the name of the master of your sect, Master Zuo, for a long time, and I came here to pay a visit. Is it convenient?"
"It turns out to be Senior Zhang Zhenren!"
Xu Shuang hurriedly raised his hands and said: "The sect master is in the sect. Senior, please follow me!"
"Thank you!"
……
On the way up the mountain, there are various houses along the way, as well as monks looking over with wide eyes on the roadside. There are adults, children, men and women. This Guiyuan Sect is more like a huge family than a sect. .
"Mother, is that... really the legendary ancestor of the Golden Core Stage? He looks so young..." asked a child with pigtails.
"Shh!"
The mother lowered her voice and said: "Don't be so loud. It disturbs Senior Jindan. We can't afford the sin..."
"Mother!"
The child's eyes lit up and he said: "If I can participate in the Holy Tree Festival in the future and practice under the holy tree, I will also become the Golden Core Stage, and I will also have such majesty."
His mother looked doting on her face: "My son has great ambitions. I hope the Holy Tree can take pity on our Liu family and give them some incense and shade!"
Soon after.
On the mountain, in the living room of the sect's main hall.
Ning Daoran sat on one side, took a sip from the tea cup, and the big stupid deer stood beside him, like a protector.
Soon, a rather strong golden elixir aura walked out of the cave and transformed into a middle-aged man wearing a blood-colored gown. It was Zuo Qiu Han, the leader of the Guiyuan Sect, an early golden elixir master who practiced both law and body. Monk!
"Zhang Daoyou!"
Zuo Qiuhan came forward and exchanged pleasantries, saying that he had heard the famous name for a long time and it was like thunder in his ears, but in fact, the name "Zhenren Zhang" was rarely used by Ning Daoran.
For things like murder and arson, Jian Jia Sanren's vest is easier to use.
"Zhang Daoyou."
After exchanging pleasantries, Zuo Qiuhan sat down and said, "My Taoist friend has been hanging around Qingzhou. I wonder why you went south?"
"Just catching up with an old friend I haven't seen for many years."
"That's it."
Zuo Qiuhan's eyes flickered and he said with a smile: "In this case, fellow Taoist might as well stay in my Guiyuan Sect for a few more days, and let Zuo Mou fulfill his friendship as a landlord!"
"Actually, Zhang had some selfish motives for going up the mountain this time."
Ning Daoran smiled slightly: "I have heard for a long time that fellow Taoist Zuo cultivates both body and law, and is extremely accomplished in the Crazy Lion Art. I also heard that fellow Taoist Zuo has a lion-shaped fundamental diagram hidden away. I wonder if this is true?"
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"Lion-shaped fundamental diagram?"
Zuo Qiuhan looked stern: "Exactly, I don't know why my friend asked about this lion-shaped fundamental diagram?"
"Don't hide it from the sect leader..."
Ning Daoran pointed to the big stupid deer on the side and said: "The spirit beast below has cultivated a spirit beast secret that can change its shape, but fellow Taoists also know that the basic diagram of the demon form in the Eastern Wilderness Immortal World is extremely scarce. , Zhang travels around the world mostly for the purpose of finding the basic map of the monster.”
"That's it..."
Zuo Qiuhan's eyes also lingered on Bai Lu for several breaths, and he even used his spiritual consciousness to explore.
Unfortunately, the body of the big stupid deer was like a solid copper wall. Zuo Qiuhan's consciousness could not penetrate it at all. For a moment, the leader of the Guiyuan Sect couldn't help but look stunned.
"Sect Master."
Ning Daoran smiled and said: "I wonder if the sect master can give up his love and give the lion-shaped fundamental diagram to me. Zhang is willing to buy this diagram for 30,000 spirit stones."
"Huh?"
Zuo Qiuhan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "My fellow Taoist, you don't know that this fundamental diagram is the foundation of the Mad Lion Art. Without it, it would be difficult for me to make any further progress in the Mad Lion Art. If it weren't for me, Stingy doesn’t want to give up love, but really can’t let it go.”
"That's it..."
Ning Daoran showed a slightly disappointed look.
"Zhang Daoyou."
Zuo Qiuhan said: "Although there are few basic demon diagrams, it is not impossible. There are many basic demon diagrams in the world. As long as fellow Taoists visit more states, they can always gain something."
He clasped his fists respectfully and said: "It's rare for Taoist friends to come to my Guiyuan Sect. You might as well stay for a few more days. In two days, it will be the day of my Guiyuan Sect's grand ceremony. Zuo sincerely invites Taoist friends to attend. There are Taoist friends like this." With the participation of Jindan Daxiu, our Guiyuan Sect’s grand ceremony will definitely be extraordinarily brilliant.”
"Ouch~~"
The big stupid deer barked and said that the scenery here was good and it didn't matter if he stayed for a few more days.
Ning Daoran's heart moved, and he felt that if he stayed for a day or two longer, he might gain unexpected rewards, so he nodded and smiled: "Thank you so much, Master!"
"You're welcome!"
Zuo Qiuhan said: "Fellow Taoist, please stay in the Yingyue Courtyard during these few days in Guiyuan Sect. This courtyard is located on the third-level low-grade spiritual veins. You can practice here."
"I'm sorry to bother you so much, thank you so much, Master!"
That night, one person and one deer stayed in a small courtyard with strong spiritual energy inside the sect.
It can be seen that although Guiyuan Sect is barely ranked among the top sects in Huangzhou, life is extremely tight. Yangui Mountain is small in area and its spiritual vein is only a third-level low-grade spiritual vein.
Moreover, this spiritual vein has gone through countless years and is close to drying up.
Therefore, the number of caves and houses built on the spiritual veins is quite rare, and Yingyue Courtyard is one of the best places to practice on the spiritual veins. Even the true disciples in the sect may not have this treatment.
In addition, along the way, Ning Daoran also discovered that the clan members and disciples of the Guiyuan Sect were wearing simple clothes and were not living a good life. Probably all the savings of this sect were spent on cultivation. evening.
Several female cultivators from the outer sect wearing sect costumes came over and brought all kinds of delicacies to entertain the distinguished guests. Even Zuo Qiuhan came over and took several elders with him to entertain the distinguished guests. Entertain distinguished guests.
After three drinks.
"Zhang Daoyou."
Zuo Qiuhan narrowed his eyes and said, "What do fellow Taoists think of my Guiyuan Sect?"
“Excellent, honest and hospitable.”
"That's good."
Zuo Qiuhan groaned and said with a smile: "Since this place is very good, would you consider staying here and living in Yangui Mountain forever? Our Guiyuan Sect is willing to worship you as a first-class worshiper and give you three thousand spiritual stones every year." , what do you think, fellow Taoist?”
"Huh?"
Ning Daoran was startled, shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Zhang has traveled all over the world and is not used to staying in one place for a long time. I hope the sect leader will understand!"
"Understand, naturally understand!"
Zuo Qiuhan nodded and smiled: "In that case, Taoist friend will stay in Guiyuan Sect for a few more days. After the big sacrifice is over, Zuo will serve wine for Taoist friend to practice!"
"Yes, thank you very much!"
After drinking until very late, Zuo Qiuhan took the people away.
Several outer sect female cultivators also left one by one, some even had a little resentment in their eyes.
In addition, when Zuo Qiuhan failed to persuade Ning Daoran to stay and serve as a worshipper, one of the old elders also showed an impatient look.
He seemed to be extremely disapproving of Zuo Qiuhan entertaining a passerby in such a grand way. Even if the other party brought a third-order early stage spiritual beast, it would not cost Guiyuan Sect such a waste.
……
Two days later.
Guiyuan Sect's "Grand Sacrifice Ceremony".
Early in the morning, Ning Daoran put on a brand new white robe, the one made by Chen Weimo.
As a guest at the host's grand ceremony, it was natural that he should be treated grandly. Therefore, the big stupid deer even took a rare bath. When it left the bathtub, the water in the bathtub was black.
In the early morning, there were bursts of firecrackers in the mountains.
Two beautiful female cultivators came over and said respectfully: "Master Zhang, the sect master ordered us two to lead the seniors to the grand ceremony."
"Okay, thank you. Let's go there now."
"Yes!"
Instead of flying against the wind, everyone followed a path through the main mountain to the back mountain of Guiyuan Sect.
However, the moment he passed through the main mountain, Ning Daoran frowned, and an extremely strong evil aura hit his face. Just above the sky of the back mountain, there were dense clouds and evil aura billowing!
No wonder I felt that there was something fishy about Guiyuan Sect when I went up the mountain before, but it seems that there is indeed something wrong.
Even the so-called "big sacrifice" of Guiyuan Sect may be related to evil spirits.
When Ning Daoran was in the Chaos Sect, he loved reading. He read a lot of various humanities classics and brief histories of the world of immortality in the library, so he was naturally familiar with all the secrets of the world of immortality.
There are thousands of cultivation paths, and all of them are only for the advancement of realm.
Some sects do not hesitate to let high-level monsters serve as guardian spirit beasts for the sake of a thousand-year legacy. However, in fact, they constantly find the flesh and blood essence of human monks to feed the spirit beasts and rely on the spirit beasts to support the sect.
It is not surprising that some sects do not hesitate to devote themselves to the demonic path for the sake of their future, practice various techniques that backfire on themselves, and eventually become the dominant ones.
Therefore, if there is a sect that "enshrines" evil spirits and regards evil spirits as a way to promotion, then there seems to be nothing strange about it.
……
The back mountain valley is crowded with people.
Zuo Qiuhan reserved the best viewing position for Ning Daoran, and even had an extremely majestic throne made of spiritual wood. Only the sect master could receive this treatment.
"Thank you, Master."
Ning Daoran smiled and nodded.
"Fellow Taoist, please wait for a moment."
Zuo Qiuhan smiled and said: "The grand sacrificial ceremony will begin soon. Fellow Taoists don't have to be too surprised when the holy tree appears."
"Oh?"
Ning Daoran smiled slightly and said nothing.
Soon after, the disciples of Guiyuan Sect in the mountains were like savages offering sacrifices. A group of inner disciples smeared their bodies with various bloody patterns. They were completely naked and only wore a grass skirt around their waists.
Drums were beating everywhere, and some great witches in the sect were chanting words and performing some kind of ritual.
Soon, a group of young disciples from the Guiyuan Sect gathered together and walked towards the center of the square. Each of their faces was filled with excitement, because they were all the lucky ones from this grand ceremony.
During this grand ceremony, they will be favored by the holy tree and gain the vitality injected by the holy tree, which will be of endless benefit to their future practice!
"Welcome to the Holy Tree!"
The great witch suddenly roared loudly, and a group of worshipers followed suit and started roaring.
‘No…’
Ning Daoran frowned, and when he released his golden elixir consciousness, he saw a mass of strong evil spirits rising from the ground. In the next second, there was a "flood", and a towering ancient tree covered in blood rose from the ground!
Just on the branches of the ancient tree, corpses that had been drained of flesh and blood were swaying, some of them still wearing clothes, like wind chimes.
"Buzz..."
When Ning Daoran glanced with his consciousness, he suddenly felt that his mind went blank. Among the pile of corpses floating in the wind, one of them was actually wearing a blue uniform embroidered with gold. That was...
A piece of clothing made by a foundation-building elder of the Chaos Sect!
(End of chapter)