Chapter 332 Disaster? Blessing?
After listening to the other party's description, Zuo Chen frowned slightly.
Dharma corpses rise from the sea in the south, and thousands of trees grow in the tide.
Not a good sign.
This state of infection sounds quite bitter.
But looking closely at the details, there are many differences.
First of all, the infection efficiency of the Sea of Bitterness is much faster than that of the trees. If the Sea of Bitterness really enters Yangzhou, it won't take long for the entire Yangzhou to be swallowed up.
Secondly, people who are swallowed up and infected by the sea of suffering also look like they are sinking in pain. How can they become living human trees?
Zuo Chen estimated that this Dharma corpse should belong to some great supernatural being who floated up from the sea of suffering.
The mysterious Tao charm of the great supernatural power prevents his body from being completely swallowed by the sea of suffering, but it also undergoes changes under this strange power. As long as it exists, it will affect the surrounding situation.
As a result, it was examined by ordinary people who did not know the truth, and it ended up in this situation.
But there is still a problem.
How did this Dharma corpse pass through the great formation of Heaven and Earth?
Zuo Chen remembered that when he first inspected the formation, there were indeed no gaps in the entire formation, and the northern protection at that time was only slightly worn.
It has not been destroyed yet. Occasionally, a few small evil things will come in, but you said such a powerful corpse...
He should be stopped.
Or maybe...
Like the previous Qingqiu Mountain, this Dharma Corpse has bypassed the detection of some Jue Tian Jue Di formation?
The truth is still unknown, and Zuo Chen has no way to spend time going to the north to inspect the formation again, so he suppresses all the doubts in his heart for the time being.
"For the time being, you send troops to guard the pass, bring in the refugees, and isolate them in batches..."
Zuo Chen quickly told Li Rongxuan some of his past life experiences. Li Rongxuan was slightly shocked and hurriedly called Eunuch Bao and a group of ministers to record the method Zuo Chen said.
After recording this content, Li Rongxuan asked his ministers to handle it, and his panic calmed down a lot.
In addition to his exquisite Taoist techniques, the Taoist master is also much better at handling such emergencies than the court officials of Daliang.
Maybe it was the immortal who showed the way.
"I'm going to Yangzhou right now. It shouldn't be too fast to drive at full speed. I must not let people who have suffered tree disasters pass through the pass."
"Understood."
Li Rongxuan nodded solemnly.
After cutting off the contact, Lin Xi, who had just finished studying the communication sachet, saw that Zuo Chen's expression was right, and she saw that Zuo Chen's expression was right, and asked in confusion:
"Fellow Taoist, what happened?"
Zuo Chen sighed and told Lin Xi everything.
When Lin Xi heard this, her brows furrowed tightly.
"Lotus? Wood plant?"
"Do you know the corpse's heels?"
"It's still unclear. There used to be many people with great supernatural powers who were good at this technique." Lin Xi said: "I heard a description. The corpse is a female body, and the lotus is a purification flower. Its heels and feet may be the lotus of heaven and earth, or they may be Twelve-grade golden lotus, even some incarnations of Buddha may use it as a support for incarnation. It is also possible for people who have damaged their physical body to use lotus to reshape their golden body.”
This range is too large.
"I'll go and see for myself. Then I may be able to show the appearance of the Dharma corpse to fellow Taoists through this messenger sachet."
"Good."
This sudden incident made Zuo Chen no longer in the mood to continue chatting in the dense forest. After briefly chatting with Master Lin Xi, Zuo Chen got up and left the lotus platform, drifting to the group of little foxes.
When the little foxes saw Zuo Chen coming over, they immediately put Zhu Laoba and Li Yaojiu down and ran over to play with Jin Feng Yuyue.
"Taoist Master. What happened?"
Zuo Chen sighed softly and told Zhu Laoba and others everything that happened in Yangzhou in the south.
After hearing the current situation, everyone looked at each other.
Especially Li Yaojiu, her expression suddenly changed several times, extremely anxious:
"Yangzhou? Is it really Yangzhou?"
"Huh?" Zuo Chen finally saw the nervousness and eagerness on his guest's face: "Do you know anyone in Yangzhou?"
"I..."
Li Yaojiu's expression changed one after another, and finally he sighed: "My family is still in Yangzhou."
"Then let's set off now." Zuo Chen said: "Yangzhou is in chaos. I don't know how long it will take for the filth to fill the entire state. We should get there as soon as possible."
Li Yaojiu looked at Zuo Chen gratefully.
Without stopping for long, Zuo Chen used the Soaring Cloud Technique to fly away with everyone, while Lin Xi waved goodbye below.
Lin Zhongsheng waited until everyone had gone away before he hurriedly came over with two jars of monkey wine.
Seeing that there was no trace of the person, Lin Zhongsheng sighed a few times:
"Why are you walking so fast? I just managed to get some new wine."
"Fellow Taoist shoulders the great responsibility of saving the world, so leave this wine to him. When he comes back, I think these two jugs of wine will become even more mellow."
Lin Zhongsheng also nodded when he heard this.
When the time comes, find a good tree, dig a hole underneath, and bury the wine in it. It will definitely taste better after you dig it out again.
……
Teng Yun flew out of the dense forest, took out the boat, and hurried towards Yangzhou.
It's just that it's a bit too far to get from the north of Daliang to the south of Daliang. Even if Zuo Chen and Lv Ye use Daoxing together, it still takes about five days.
Of course, this is an incredible speed for ordinary people in Daliang. If an ordinary person wants to go from Youzhou to Yangzhou, it will take less than a year and a half to travel.
After seeing the Yangzhou Pass, Mr. Lu, who had been driving the boat for several days, finally couldn't bear it anymore and fell directly into the boat and fell asleep. However, the small boat as a carrier seemed to have no reaction and was still able to carry everyone on. go ahead.
Yangzhou is not connected to Kyoto, but only to Qingzhou and Yuzhou. At present, the "Shou King" of Qingzhou has not completely digested the restless "ministers" under his men, so Zuo Chen did not leave Qingzhou, but chose Yuzhou.
After arriving at the Yangzhou checkpoint, Zuo Chen got off the boat directly, entered the checkpoint, and took out his token.
Not long after, a middle-aged general hurried out.
The middle-aged general who was guarding the official had already heard what his Prince Jing had told him about Zuo Chen. After seeing him coming, he enthusiastically welcomed Zuo Chen and others into the fortress.
He seemed to want to host a banquet for Zuo Chen, but Zuo Chen waved his hand and refused:
"Just deal with one bite. How is the situation now?"
The middle-aged general listened to Zuo Chen's question and did not dare to delay. He introduced the current situation:
"It's not optimistic. The growth rate of the believers is really too fast. They already have a large team. Although they don't have any iron horses and thick armor, anyone who is touched by their sap will be affected by the tree of life. .
"Some people with stronger bodies can carry it for a longer time, while some with weak bodies turn most of their bodies into wood in two or three days.
"Fortunately, after they expanded to a certain extent, they gathered near Yangzhou City. They did not threaten other major cities in Yangzhou, and they did not plan to break out of Yangzhou Pass. There is not much pressure on our side."
"Are there any cases nearby?"
"Yes. You asked us to build a quarantine area, and we did it. Now only gentlemen with sufficient moral integrity dare to go there."
The middle-aged general said as he led the way, taking a detour to a nearby wasteland.
A temporary stronghold has been built out of wood in the wasteland. There are soldiers guarding the entrance of the stronghold. They are wrapped tightly, and even their mouths and noses are wrapped in cloth.
"The gentlemen said that contamination can only spread through blood, but you told us to cover our mouths and noses, so the soldiers did so."
Zuo Chen recalled it.
I did casually mention this to Li Rongxuan at that time.
But in fact, he also knows that this form is only a drop in the bucket at best. If it is really the level of filth of the sea of suffering, wearing a strong iron skin will be directly soaked, turning into a monster wearing iron armor.
After entering the isolation camp, Zuo Chen saw many gentlemen busy.
They were all dressed as scholars, and Zuo Chen had met several of them before.
They are all gentlemen from the library, presumably sent by Yan Wangsheng for support.
When these gentlemen saw Zuo Chen's arrival, they all showed happy expressions on their faces, and they had a posture of "when the Taoist priest is here, the surroundings will be peaceful."
They didn't dare to disturb Zuo Chen, but just saw him walking into a tent.
Opening the curtain, Zuo Chen saw at a glance several patients lying on the bed, as well as Mr. Li, who was holding a small book to record next to them.
Taking a closer look, this gentleman is actually an acquaintance!
Zhuge layman!
Zhuge Zhuge took notes seriously, sometimes frowning, sometimes stretching, and sometimes sighing, but he didn't notice that Zuo Chen was standing next to him.
It wasn't until Zuo Chen coughed that layman Zhuge came back to his senses.
Looking sideways at Zuo Chen, layman Zhuge also showed a happy expression on his face.
"Taoist Master, you are here!"
"How is the situation now?" Zuo Chen asked as he stretched out his hand and put it on the wrist of the patient in front of him.
Upon hearing this, Zhuge layman quickly opened the booklet in his hand and reported his research results during this period to Zuo Chen:
"I led the students to study for several days and found that this disease requires people with blood, and the degree of infection is related to the patient's physical constitution. The higher the Tao, the longer it can last.
"If affected, the patient's three souls and seven souls will also be contaminated with gray. According to the patient's own description, they can see blossoming lotus flowers in front of them, which are pure and beautiful and can wash away all sins."
Sounds like a cult.
Zuo Chen complained in his heart, and then released Lingqi into the patient's body for perception.
It didn't take long for Zuo Chen's brows to wrinkle.
He found the source of this "pollution".
It is a special Qi breath that is entrenched in the patient's body and is traveling along the patient's meridians.
After finding the source, it is not difficult for Zuo Chen to expel Qi Xi, but...
According to Zuo Chenlai's experience, there was really no "malice" in this Qi breath.
The entire group of Qi Qi is constantly changing the patient's body, making its meridians more suitable for cultivation, and because the physical body is unable to compete, it turns it into a tree.
"Weird."
For a moment, Zuo Chen didn't even know whether this was a disaster or an opportunity.
(End of chapter)