Chapter 118: Serving in office
Red Chang was sweating coldly. What the Corpse Immortal revealed now was just the tip of the iceberg.
"Countless incarnations, either alive or dead."
"Is the Corpse Immortal an incarnation of the ancient power? Or is it the corpse of the Immortal God three thousand years ago?"
He couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts, but one thing was for sure.
As long as you continue to dig deeper along the clues, you might be able to get a glimpse of the leopard.
The historical records of the imperial court about three thousand years ago are very shallow. Of course, he may not be able to access them, but in any case, making friends with the corpse immortals will definitely bring about good fortune.
"Master Lei, there have been evil cultivators in Yandong recently."
"Oh?"
"Look."
When Red Chang came to his senses, he saw his subordinate taking out a strange human-headed object.
The human head is no bigger than a fist, and its facial features are ferocious. With contact with the outside world, the human head will react instinctively.
With a pinch, the human head let out a pitiful cry.
The subordinate added: "Master Lei, the ancient books may come from the depths of the East China Sea. The human head ornaments were collected by the local monks. It seems that some evil cultivators are also collecting related ancient books."
"It's Zishijiao."
Red Chang also knew that human head ornaments were only worn by evil cultivators of the Shishi Cult.
The so-called Zishijiao.
Great Qian Yuan, all things have begun.
There is a saying that Zushijiao is the Qianyuan Mountain three thousand years ago.
There are many similar evil cultivators in Dasi, but the Zishi Sect is the most special because they claim to be descendants of the Immortal Tradition.
"Have those aliens...already noticed the existence of the Corpse Immortal?"
Redchang had many thoughts. The Corpse Immortal and the Great God of Santan Haihui were probably brothers. Tracing back to their origins, they might have originated from Qianyuan Mountain.
He quickly stood up and sent a message to Sun Qi in Peibaicheng.
In any case, you must be careful when teaching.
………
After Yang He helped Old Man Yang tidy up his new residence, he immediately decided to go to Qianyuan Mountain.
Although various kinds of strange objects have appeared in Jialiang Water Village recently, causing a mixture of fish and dragons, it is still within the control of the imperial court.
Rare objects have different realms. Logically speaking, as long as they are dealt with as soon as possible, there is no chance that something like a hundred-year-old turbot will appear.
Yang He felt uneasy for no reason, as if a storm was coming.
"It should just be a whim after reaching a bottleneck, right?"
Yang He sells seasonal vegetables on weekdays and travels almost all over the city without finding anything strange. After all, in Peibaicheng, Sun Baotou is in charge of the yamen, and the strange items can be disposed of immediately.
He walked in the market and called out the panel while thinking.
[Whether to spend 1 point of spiritual vision to enter Qianyuan Mountain]
"OK."
[Please select the Taoist temple in Qianyuan Mountain]
[Huo Diao Guan: You are the true successor of Qianyuan Mountain. You were appointed by Master Taiyi to serve in Huo Diao Guan, and you are responsible for guiding the cultivation of outer disciples. 】
[Yuanshiguan: You are the true successor of Qianyuan Mountain. You were appointed by Master Taiyi to serve in Yuanshiguan, and you are responsible for maintaining the tranquility of Master Taiyi's retreat. 】
[Lin of Hundred Beasts: You are the true successor of Qianyuan Mountain. You were appointed by Master Taiyi to serve in the Forest of Hundred Beasts. You are responsible for harvesting the spiritual materials produced by the spiritual beasts. The spiritual beast released in the garden today is a mandrill. 】
Yang He's eyes fell on the Forest of Beasts for a few breaths. The elk had been replaced by the mandrill. It turned out that time would also pass by the sect's allusions.
"Should the living temple be a place for outer disciples to practice, right?"
"I am in the Xiantian realm. Even though my status can be regarded as a true disciple, my realm is just that of an ordinary outer sect disciple. I might as well live and pay homage."
Yang He felt that even if he found the inner retreat room, the danger level would be far greater than that of living meditation, and he would not be able to retreat properly.
"Choose to watch alive."
………
Yang He entered Qianyuan Mountain for the second time, and at the same time his five senses recovered.
The smell of old decay came to my face again, without any light, and every move in the total silence seemed particularly harsh.
Yang He had just arrived at Qianyuan Mountain, and the two ghosts in his body were already cheering for joy.
Especially for the potential ghost, after the ghost body digested the remains of the five-way god, it was already at the critical point of realm breakthrough and could be reached at any time.
Yang He forcibly suppressed the two ghosts.
In fact, with his talents and qualifications, even in the main world where Yin Qi is barren, trying to advance to the Li Ghost Realm is still a sure thing.
However, after all, Qianyuan Mountain has the resources to assist with pill creation and can lay a solid foundation.
"There is something about the initial fusion of the resident characters, and the corpse boy can also transform into a dragon. It seems that the connection of background information is not as simple as it seems."
With a thought, Yang He's right arm showed signs of transforming into a dragon.
"However, compared to the real body, the Corpse Dao Tong Hualong consumes 30% more Yin Qi, and it is not as easy to use as an arm."
Yang He turned into a dragon and looked around.
The name of the Living Temple is strange and incomprehensible, but inside it is just a retreat room.
There are only a few objects inside, but they all reveal traces of the baptism of time. The walls are covered with fingernail marks made by recording time.
A shrine with a statue of Yuanshi Tianzun; a futon covered in blood; an incense burner made of skulls; and piles of bones.
The bones were piled in the corner, and three or four corpses could be pieced together.
But without exception there are no skulls.
Yang He looked a little nervous. There were no doors or windows in the retreat room.
It was like he was in a closed box, unable to even move his limbs, and unspeakable pressure suddenly eroded his body and mind.
If there wasn't a way to leave, he would have gone completely crazy in just a few days.
"Every Taoist temple in Qianyuan Mountain is more evil than the next."
Yang He searched carefully and quickly found a page of paper under the futon, which recorded the daily life of the outer disciples of Qianyuan Mountain.
[Third of the month: release elixirs] [Eleventh of the month: release elixirs]
【Moon 18: Release Dan】
【Moon 24: Release Dan】
【Month 28: Live Hanging】
Releasing pills means distributing resources. The paper mentioned that the pill is called 'Daoji Pill', which is exactly what is needed to advance from the Xiantian realm to the Seated Pill realm.
"What the hell is a live hanging? Is it related to breaking through bottlenecks?"
Yang He can be sure that there was no live mourning in Qianyuan Mountain during the Conferred God Period. Judging from the shocking glimpse at the end of Ghost Buried in Water, the experience of practicing in Qianyuan Mountain was very normal.
The futon was also stuffed with papers, all of which were disciples who had been in retreat rooms throughout the ages.
‘Hanged alive! How many times does it take to be hanged alive before you can take the elixir? ’
‘Hanging alive is becoming more and more dangerous, you will die. ’
Check out the 16-9 book bar to see the correct version!
‘But only by taking the elixir can one leave the outer gate and go to the inner gate. ’
The hanging was probably not done in a retreat room. The handwriting was rarely the same, and most of the writing stopped abruptly after one or two sentences.
Yang He frowned slightly, opened his eyebrows and glanced outwards.
The walls were filled with Yin Qi, and the pupil ghosts could not penetrate the walls at all. All they knew was that it was pitch black outside, and no evil spirits were seen.
"There is little difference between seclusion and imprisonment. The order of Qianyuan Mountain has been destroyed.
"Wait."
Yang He sat cross-legged and secretly pondered the contents of the three-headed and six-armed body.
He is not a natural alien like Nezha. He must piece together three heads and six arms. The ghost realm is to grow a second head.
The name of the practice step is [Growing the Head].
Yang He felt that it would be more appropriate to call it [Zhongtou].
The so-called sitting elixir means condensing the golden elixir through Yin Qi. However, unlike Yang He's knowledge of swallowing a golden elixir into the stomach, the method of raising ghosts requires integrating the golden elixir into the evil ghost's body.
Therefore, each Taoist inheritance has its own unique golden elixir.
The three-headed and six-armed Dharmakaya is the [Tao Seed Golden Elixir].
After condensing the golden elixir of the Tao seed, the golden elixir is grafted into the spine, and then special methods are used to stimulate the continuous growth of the Tao seed.
The moment the Tao seeds take root and sprout, they will naturally be promoted to the realm of ghosts.
Eventually, the golden elixir of Taoism will turn into a second head.
Yang He does not need to graft himself, he only needs to let the golden elixir of Taoism fit into the ghost body.
He felt a little unsure. After all, the ghost body was the product of innovation, and the third level of the Miaowei Tianyan Sitting Pill was probably much simpler.
"It's better to try the Tonggui Sitting Pill first. If it fails, it won't affect the real body."
“It’s always good to accumulate experience.”
The golden elixir condensed in the Third Heaven's Mystical Eye is called [Tongzhu].
According to the records of the method, after the golden elixir of the pupil bead is integrated into the pupil ghost, the pupil ghost will develop the characteristics of a circle of interlocking ones, which represents a smooth promotion.
"The Third Level Heavenly Miaowei Tianyan can summarize the contents of Zuidan in just a few words. Although they are both superior methods, the thresholds are very different."
Yang He repeatedly confirmed that it was correct and immediately began to guide the Yin Qi into the body.
Generally speaking, the Eye Pearl Golden Pill should be taken together with the Evil Eye Eye Pill, plus a special decoction to stimulate the regeneration and changes of the Eye Eye Pearl.
Yang He didn't think he could succeed at once, so he simply kept everything simple.
A large amount of yin energy was poured into the head, and a numbing feeling suddenly emerged.
"Hmm."
Yang He groaned, feeling for the first time that the Tonggui was out of control, frantically demanding Yin Qi, and his flesh and bones made an overwhelming sound.
The Tonggui's loss of control is not a backlash, but stems from the evil ghost's desire for transformation.
"It seems to be going more smoothly than expected?"
Yang He ignored the damage to his body, but with the body of the corpse corpse, he could survive even if he took one breath.
Click.
The flesh on the forehead squirms.
A crack appeared, inside which the golden elixir of the Eye Pearl was gestating.
The pupil golden elixir shows five colors of light, and there are slight cracks on the surface. The quality is not high, but it is definitely not an inferior golden elixir.
Yang He looked surprised, as if he could cross the bottleneck without any external force.
"Think about it, there are several people in the world who have dual immortal bodies. Haha, there should be no obvious bottlenecks before becoming immortals."
"I only need to pay attention to the quality of the golden elixir."
Yang He fumbled for the Nourishing Eye Pearl Golden Elixir and smoothed out some of the cracks on the surface, but a few of them had penetrated deep inside and were difficult to heal.
"Let's do this for now. There's no need to rush for promotion. Take out the golden elixir first..."
Dong dong dong~~~
The sound of ringing a copper bell was heard outside the retreat.
There are eighteen sounds in total.
It means that today is the time to release pills on the 18th.
Yang He didn't pay attention at first, but soon realized something was wrong.
He opened his eyes, and at some point a dilapidated wooden door appeared on the wall. It then opened slowly, revealing another retreat room behind the door.
The body of a Taoist priest hangs indoors.
Yang He's expression was so shocked that he quickly stood up without even caring about his pupil.
As soon as he entered the new retreat room, the wooden door behind him closed instantly and disappeared. The body was motionless, which could be seen from the freshness.
The body was obviously recently dead.
Yang He slowly came to the front of the corpse, and a familiar appearance came into view.
The old Taoist priest's eyes were wide open, and he was strangled by the rope. The wrinkles at the corners of his mouth were clearly visible, and blood dripped from his chin to the ground.
(End of chapter)