Chapter 161 The Avenue of Saints
Yes, this is definitely a prison. This kind of secret room with no windows on all sides is either a prison or a treasure house. However, there is no connection between the interior of the building in front of you and the treasure house.
Did the 'friendly Taoist priest' the little mouse mentioned refer to the prisoners in the prison?
The people locked up in the Xuanxu Palace prison are probably people with status and strength. They may be some giants of the devil, ancestors of evil sects, etc. They may be able to get some benefits.
Thinking in his mind, Xiao Jie walked down the stairs. Before he could reach the bottom, he was slightly surprised by a burst of noise.
"Let me out, don't kill me!"
"Hahahaha, you ignorant people don't know my magical magic. If you piss me off, wait for me to kill you both physically and spiritually."
"I want to eat barbecue, not steamed buns. I want to drink wine. Give me wine."
"Shut up, you guys, I can't sleep because you're making so much noise."
Huh? Why do these voices sound familiar?
It sounds like many people shouting, but if you listen carefully, it sounds like one person's voice.
When Xiao Jie came down, he was stunned and stunned.
He imagined many scenarios, but what he saw was completely beyond his expectation.
There is indeed a dungeon below, with a corridor in the middle and many cells on both sides. The cells are full of people at this time.
There were several heavenly soldiers standing on both sides of the aisle, all standing there with dull expressions.
These heavenly soldiers are all summoned creatures, they feel a bit like robots, and they have no reaction to Xiao Jie's appearance.
Xiao Jie's focus was not on these heavenly soldiers, but on the prisoners.
The prisoners in these cells look particularly familiar. They have mustaches, tattered robes, disheveled hair, and mysterious faces with a hint of wretchedness. Aren't they fools/crazy Taoists?
Looking at the names again, it turned out to be Foolish Taoist, and there was more than one. There were more than a dozen Foolish Taoists, who were locked up in the prison on the left. Because there were too many, there was not enough space in a single room, so they were simply locked up in groups of three or five. At this time, one person One cried and begged for mercy.
On the other side of the prison, seven or eight crazy Taoists were also locked in their own cells, shouting and cursing.
The whole place is as lively as a vegetable market.
Seeing so many stupid and crazy Taoists, Xiao Jie was immediately shocked. What on earth is going on? How come there are so many identical fools and crazy people?
He originally thought these two NPCs were a little weird, but now he was even more confused.
No, these are probably not real people, but some kind of clone technique, right? At this moment, Xiao Jie suddenly remembered a passage in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that he had watched when he was a child - Zuo Ci playing Cao Cao by throwing a cup.
Zuo Ci ran away after playing tricks on Cao Cao. Cao Cao naturally refused to give up and sent troops to arrest him. As a result, he captured hundreds of Zuo Ci who were exactly the same.
The original text reads:
Cao ordered the generals to pour the blood of pigs and sheep on them and escort them to the teaching ground in the south of the city. Cao Cao personally led five hundred armored soldiers to surround him and killed them all.
A stream of green energy arose in each person's neck cavity, and when they gathered together in the sky, they turned into Zuo Ci. They raised a white crane to the sky to ride on, clapped their hands and laughed and said: "The earth rat follows the golden tiger, and once the traitor is over!"
Cao ordered the people to shoot him with bows and arrows. Suddenly a strong wind blew up, causing rocks and sand to fly. All the corpses that had been beheaded jumped up, holding their heads in their hands, and ran to the martial arts hall to attack Cao Cao. The civil servants and military generals covered their faces and fell in shock, not caring about each other...
(This chapter contains 200 more words).
When Xiao Jie saw this section when he was a child, it was particularly graphic and deeply memorable. Now that he saw so many crazy and foolish Taoists who looked exactly the same, he immediately remembered it.
Could it be that this crazy Taoist/foolish Taoist is an immortal like Zuo Ci?
Then why did the people from Xuanxu Palace capture so many clones?
He couldn't help but think of what Yu Taoist said when he first met him. He seemed to have mentioned that Xuanxu Palace arrested him, beat him and tortured him.
It turns out it really happened.
He was surprised and curious at the same time. Fortunately, there were no other Taoists guarding the prison, only those puppet-like heavenly guardians. As Xiao Jie walked over, those crazy Taoists and stupid Taoists suddenly stopped talking and looked at each other. Got him.
Xiao Jie was stunned for a moment.
Xiao Jie was hesitating what to say when he suddenly heard a gloomy voice coming from the end of the prison.
"Haha, did you come to interrogate me so early today? Fellow Taoist, why are you here alone?"
He turned around and looked around. In the deepest part of the prison, there was also a Taoist being imprisoned, but this person was in a single cell. The voice sounded the same as that of a crazy Taoist, but it didn't have the madness of a crazy Taoist, nor the stupidity of a fool.
He couldn't help but walked over curiously, but he could see clearly when he was close.
The Taoist inside also had a mustache and disheveled hair, but his Taoist robes were very neat. There was a hint of evil on his face. This man was tied tightly with iron chains, and there were more than a dozen talismans attached to his body, even to the cell door. They are all engraved with charms, and they look like important people at first glance.
Evil Taoist: Level 36 BOSS, HP 420/4200.
The evil people are actually locked up here!
Xiao Jie looked at the familiar face in front of him, and a suspicion suddenly came to his mind.
Could it be that these crazy Taoists and foolish Taoists are all clones of this evil Taoist? This can be seen from the level, but why is this guy a monster with a red name? What if the clones are all civilians?
"I'm here to inspect the prison, not to interrogate you."
"Inspection of prisons? This is new. When did Xuanxu Palace need to inspect prisons? Aren't the heavenly soldiers you summoned very useful? Huh - no, you are not from Xuanxu Palace! Haha, interesting, It’s interesting, your transformation technique is so powerful, even I almost didn’t notice it.” Xiao Jie was shocked, holy shit, he didn’t even notice it, but his voice didn’t change at all.
"What transformation technique? I don't know what you are talking about."
"Hahaha, you don't have to pretend to me. I'm not one of those stupid Taoist priests here who can't see the problems in front of me. Tell me, did you come to me to seek Taoism? I'm free anyway. It’s okay, if you can make me happy, there’s no harm in teaching you.”
Xiao Jie instinctively felt that the other party was deceiving him. Not only was the request too simple, but the key was that you have a monster’s famous name on your head and you are a BOSS. How can I trust you?
But I came here just to gain strength, so I can’t leave empty-handed.
"Yes, I went deep here just to seek enlightenment. Unfortunately, the Taoist priests of Xuanxu Palace did not want to accept me, so I had to find a way out by myself. I accidentally broke into this place. Could it be that you have done something evil to be locked up here? ?”
"Huh? What kind of heaven? What kind of principles? The heaven and the earth are all false, and the principles are all wrong. Why should I care? So what if it harms the heaven and harms the principles? Whose heaven is this? Whose principle is this? You This guy only cares about the minutiae, and he seems to be just a mediocre person."
Xiao Jie wondered if he was very good at talking, but when it came to talking, he had never been afraid of anyone.
"Haha, I know what you mean. Are you saying that the world we see with human eyes is not the real world? Human eyes cannot understand the truth of the world, so the rules built in this false world are also Pointless?"
The evil Taoist said curiously: "Hey, the boy has gained some understanding. Could it be that you have read my Taoist book?"
Xiao Jie thought to himself, isn't it just the theory he read in your unknown Taoist book? However, he did not tell the truth. Instead, he laughed and said, "What Taoist book? I have never heard of it at all. I realized it myself, but even though I’ve realized it, but I don’t know if it’s right or not. I just said it because of what you said. Is this truth that I’ve realized really true?”
"Hahaha, the boy has some talent. Of course it makes sense. It is the supreme avenue. But unfortunately, what you have realized has only scratched the surface of this supreme avenue. The real truth in it is probably even if you want to break your head. Can’t figure it out.”
"That's true. Although I know that the world in my eyes is false, how can I see the real world clearly? I don't have any clue. Does the Taoist Master know?"
"Hahaha, kid, you are lucky to have met me today, but I happen to know how to see the truth of this world clearly.
The so-called truth of the world is the so-called Tao. The Tao is the ultimate principle of all things. This Tao is divided into the human way, the earth way, and the heavenly way. Only by knowing the three ways and integrating the three ways can we achieve the supreme way. "
"The Supreme Way? If you are so powerful, can you become an immortal?"
The evil Taoist said disdainfully, "Becoming an immortal is nothing. If I cultivate to the extreme, I can transform into a saint. Do you know what a saint is?"
Xiao Jie was originally looking forward to it, but now he was speechless after hearing what the evil Taoist said.
Okay, I met another braggart. If this evil Taoist said that he could become an immortal, and he could still believe it, saying that he could become a saint, that would be a bit of a boast. You are a level 36 little Karami, what are you pretending to be? ah. If you were really that powerful, wouldn't you be locked up here if you hadn't already become so awesome?
Judging from Xiao Jie's many years of experience in martial arts novels and fantasy stories, this evil Taoist probably has some abilities, but he is definitely not as good as Xuanxu Palace, otherwise he would not be locked up here, but his abilities must be surprising. The difference is probably similar to the difference between an upright family and a crooked family.
Generally speaking, the martial arts of famous and upright schools progress slowly but relatively steadily, while the progress of evil and crooked schools is rapid, but there are hidden dangers and bottlenecks in the later stage.
But for ordinary players, if they can obtain evil techniques, they may not be worse than the righteous ones. After all, it is a death game. As long as you are awesome in the early stage, you can still consider that far.
Then he followed the evil Taoist's words and asked, "What is a saint? Is he more powerful than an immortal?"
"Hahahahaha, what are immortals? A saint is one who understands the yin and yang, knows the heaven and the earth, expands the universe, transforms the world, grasps the mysteries of all realms, knows the infinity of the great road, speaks words and follows them, and lies can also come true. His mind is spinning. The universe is created by heaven and earth, and everything comes and goes when there is talk, laughter, and wind.
How about it, do you want to learn? "
"If you want to learn, please ask the Taoist priest to teach me." Xiao Jie said to himself, even if the evil Taoist taught me only one-tenth of the skill of playing, it would be great.
"Okay, listen carefully. There are three realms of heaven, earth, and human beings. Among them, the principle of human nature is the most simple. I will teach you the chapter of human nature first..."
Xiao Jie listened intently, and just as the evil Taoist was about to speak, there was unexpectedly the sound of footsteps behind him.
not good!
Xiao Jie secretly complained in his heart, damn, someone came at this time. He didn't dare to be discovered. Without saying a word, he was another transformed human form.
puff! A burst of white mist flashed by, and this time he turned into a heavenly soldier, wearing golden armor and a dull face.
Yes, yes, the effect of blending into the environment is really amazing. He is really afraid that he will randomly transform into a stupid Taoist or a crazy Taoist, which will be a scam.
This law-protecting heavenly soldier is just right and has no sense of existence at all.
Xiao Jie looked at the formation of those heavenly guardians, then directly found an empty spot in the corner and stood up.
A moment later, a Taoist priest wearing moon-white robes walked down quickly.
Hey, he turned out to be a player.
There is a Cicada Under the Tree (Taoist Priest): Level 28. HP 660.
not good! Xiao Jie was shocked. Although this transformed humanoid could change its appearance, its name would not change. It could deceive NPCs but not the players.
Fortunately, the location he chose was quite remote. The other party didn't notice at all that there was a heavenly guardian in the corner with a wrong name. He went straight to the evil Taoist's cell door, not realizing that there was another one in the prison. The presence of players.
"Taoist Master, I'm here to see you again." A cicada under the tree said in a respectful voice, obviously this was not the first time.
(End of chapter)