Chapter 156 The inheritance of Kongxuan Sanren
“He has reached the top of the mountain.”
Shangguan Jin raised his head to look at the top of Laoshan Mountain and said softly.
The morning sun was so bright that she had to squint her eyes slightly and cover her forehead with her hands.
Beside her, Chen Yanping stopped talking.
He had heard Gu Xu's name more than once in discussions among his tribe, knew that he had solved the Lu family's haunted house case that was troublesome to many people, and also knew that he had become the Lu family's most treasured "Jinghong pen" in Qingzhou back then. new owner.
But at this moment, when he saw Gu Xu standing on the top of the mountain overlooking the earth, he felt that he still seemed to underestimate the young man who only had the second level of cultivation.
The leap on the cliff seems easy.
But in fact, this requires not only the ability to understand the rules, but also absolute confidence and the courage to move forward.
Only when you have 100% confidence in your own judgment can you dare to jump off that tall and steep mountain without hesitation.
After all, if you make a mistake in your judgment, you will fall off the cliff and die tragically, and be crushed into a pulp by the terrifying pressure within the restricted range of Laoshan Mountain.
Chen Yanping felt that if it were him, there is a high probability that he would not be able to do it.
"This young man named Gu Xu, after possessing the 'Jinghong Pen', has now obtained the inheritance of Kongxuan Sanren," Chen Yanping thought silently in his heart, "If he can really do what his father said, As planned, marrying sister Su Hui, as long as he doesn’t die midway, will definitely become a great help to our Xiangyang Chen family in the future.
“It seems that I have to find a way to have a good relationship with him as soon as possible. . Maybe he will play a key role in my fight for the position of head of the family in the future. ”
Shi Lei looked at the young man standing at the top with a faint smile of appreciation on his face.
Not long ago, he felt a little depressed because the little cabbage he had worked so hard to raise was fucked by this brat. He felt that Shi Xiaohan had simply forgotten her father after having a lover.
But at this moment, Shi Lei's thoughts inadvertently changed to: "Xiaohan's vision is indeed as good as her mother's."
As for the fourth prince, Xiao Shangzhen, he sighed silently , it was not unfair for me to lose to Gu Xu in the "Realm of Taoism" - who knows how much strength this guy has hidden!
Unfortunately, he has now lost his cultivation and will never have the chance to defeat Gu Xu head-on and regain his position.
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The top of Laoshan Mountain.
Gu Xu followed the two little Taoist boys and came to the door of the antique building surrounded by flowers and plants.
I can only see its carved and engraved canopies, and its blue and red red couplets; the pictures are of clouds, and the paintings are of fairy spirits.
Magnificent but exquisite, gorgeous but not vulgar.
Gu Xu stood at the foot of the stone steps, looked up, and saw at a glance the plaque of "Dongtian Blessed Land" hanging on the door, and the couplets on the pillars that said "Body is better than idle clouds".
"Your Excellency, this building is called 'Xianyunju'. It was the residence where the immortal master practiced retreat in the past," the black-robed Taoist boy beside Gu Xu introduced, "In fact, it is essentially a magic weapon. You can use it as you wish. Zoom in and out
"When the immortal master traveled around the world, he always took it with him. "
"The other items left behind by the Immortal Master are also in this 'Xianyun Residence'. "
Speaking of this, the little Taoist boy paused for a moment, then looked at Gu Xu and said: "Of course, it belongs to you now. "
"Is this the legendary space magic weapon..." Gu Xu looked at this "Xianyun Residence" up and down, feeling particularly happy, and felt that his trip was worthwhile.
Before that, every time he went on a ghost-killing mission, he would worry that the magic weapon talismans he carried with him were not enough - after all, there was an upper limit on the capacity of the pockets of his clothes.
However, after owning "Xianyunju", he will no longer be troubled by such problems.
So he smiled slightly and said to the little Taoist boy: "What should I do now?"
The little Taoist boy in black took out a golden one engraved with auspicious cloud patterns from his arms. He handed the key to Gu Xu's hand: "This is the key to 'Xianyunju'. The person who owns this key is the owner of 'Xianyunju'."
Gu Xu reached out and took it. key.
Then, he stepped onto the gray stone steps and inserted it into the keyhole of the door lock of "Xianyunju".
At this moment, a bright golden light flashed before his eyes, and then a mysterious feeling poured into his mind.
He clearly felt that he had established a spiritual connection with this "Idle Cloud Residence" - with just a thought, he could shrink it to the size of a palm.
The next second, the vermilion door slowly opened to both sides.
Gu Xu stepped across the threshold and walked into the house, curiously observing this place where the immortals once retreated.
Different from the exquisite and gorgeous appearance, the interior furnishings of "Xianyunju" are simple and plain.
There is a gray marble table in the center of the room. On the table are a teapot, several teacups, a pen holder, an inkstone, a few brushes, a few old books and a few scattered pieces of rice paper.
Beside the table, there are two simple bamboo chairs and an empty bird cage.
Next to the window, there is a couch that is neither wide nor narrow. A green gauze curtain is hung on the couch, and a few yellowing books are scattered around.
On one side of the house, there is a wooden screen.
On the screen, there is a poem "Qing Ping Le" written in cursive script with flying dragons and phoenixes. The content is as follows:
"The flowers in the small courtyard are dying, and my mind is thinking about the setting sun. The geese in the sky are hard to come back, and the pedestrians are drunk.
< br>"Don't lament that summer cicadas are easy to grow old, they seek immortality when they are still young. Flying across the six paths of reincarnation, ascending to the dragon and jade tower in the sky. ”
In addition to the handwriting being difficult to decipher, the meaning of this poem is actually very easy to understand - the top line laments that time flies by and the youth is gone; the bottom line warns young people to seize the time and practice hard to have a chance. Transcendence from Reincarnation and Ascension to Immortality
In Gu Xu’s opinion, compared with the masterpieces of his previous life, this song is of average quality and its language is relatively straightforward
However, since Kongxuan Sanren's main business is to cultivate immortality and study the avenue of cause and effect, writing poetry should be just his hobby, so naturally we cannot expect him to write such excellent works.
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At this time, the little Taoist boy in black suddenly appeared next to Gu Xu, pointed at the table in the center of the room and said to him: "Your Excellency, that table There are two Taoist secret books left by the Immortal Master, as well as some notes about the nature of the Cause and Effect Dao that he left before his ascension.
"According to the Immortal Master's original plan, he planned to hand over these secret books separately. Give it to three different descendants to inherit. But since you are the only one who successfully passed the test on the mountain road and reached the top of Mount Laoshan, these things are yours now. ”
Hearing this, Gu Xu couldn’t help but smile and shook his head.
He once thought that most of the reserve members of the "Shenji Battalion" were of a higher level than him, had deeper backgrounds than him, and had more trump cards than him - presumably there would definitely be a fierce battle on the top of Mount Laoshan. , fight to the death for these inheritances.
However, Gu Xu did not expect that they would all fail on this mountaineering journey.
This made him feel a strong sense of loneliness.
Then, he walked towards the marble table and saw at a glance the two secret books mentioned by the little Taoist boy in black -
"Abduction of Causes". "Puppetry".
Compared with the high-grade spells such as "Seven Styles of Burning the Sky", "Jade Rainbow Penetrating the Sun", "Tai Mountain Presses the Top" and "Stars Falling Earthquake" collected in the general library of the Exorcism Department, the names of these secret books left by Kongxuan Sanren They are all simple and unimposing.
At first glance, it doesn’t look like the inheritance of an immortal at all.
Gu Xu thought for a moment and then picked up the secret book of "Puppetry" from the table.
As expected, this is a spell to control puppets.
There are two ways to use this spell -
First, use wood, clay, ceramics, paper, corpses and other materials to make puppets, and control them remotely with the help of "causal branches", just like folk Like a puppet show.
Because the existence of the "Thread of Cause and Effect" is extremely hidden, except for high-level monks who practice the way of cause and effect, it is difficult for others to discover the connection between the monks and the puppets. However, the distance between the monk and the puppet cannot be too far, otherwise he will lose control of the puppet.
Second, split off a part of your own soul and merge it with the puppet to form a clone. Compared with ordinary puppets, the clone can not only completely communicate with the main body's mind, but also have its own true energy, can practice on its own, and use all the spells mastered by the main body, and there is no distance limit.
In addition, if you want to kill a monk who has a puppet clone, you must kill both his clone and his body.
However, this method can only be used by monks who have reached the fifth level of cultivation and can separate their souls from the body.
As a cautious person, this "Puppet Manipulation" spell is undoubtedly very suitable to Gu Xu's taste - whether it is used to detect intelligence, disguise one's identity, or most importantly, save one's life, it is very useful. use.
If Gu Xu was asked to choose one thing from all the remnants of Kongxuan Sanren, he would definitely choose it without hesitation.
An idea even came to his mind. After he reached the fifth level of cultivation, he would create at least dozens of clones and hide them all over the country - in this way, it would be difficult for him to die.
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Gu Xu did not immediately start studying "Puppetry".
After all, the entire "Xianyun Residence" is now his private property. He can take these spells home and slowly comprehend them.
He put aside the cheat book "Puppetry" and picked up "Abduction".
Then he was surprised to find that this spell was even more magical than "Puppetry"!
Under normal circumstances, everything in the world has a cause first, and then an effect. If there is no cause, there can be no effect. If there is an effect, there must be a cause. It has the nature of time sequence, the cause must come first, the result can only come later, and the time order of the two cannot be reversed.
For example, "If you sow melons, you will reap melons; if you sow beans, you will reap beans."
For example, you must swing your sword before you can cut the enemy.
However, after using the "Abduction" spell, you can first determine the result and then deduce the process.
Like the legendary "100% chance of being caught with bare hands" or "whoever writes his name will die", these can all be realized through this spell.
However, this "Causation" spell can only be used after fully understanding the "Road of Cause and Effect".
Moreover, there are many restrictions and backlash effects.
For example, it cannot be used on monks whose realm is much higher than one's own; for example, the time interval between "cause" and "result" cannot be too long; for example, the set "result" must have a reasonable implementation method... …
Otherwise, it will cause backlash, hurt your body and soul, and you may even die.
After reading this, Gu Xu silently closed the secret book.
He should not be able to master this "Cause Reduction" spell in a short period of time. However, after he understands the "Road of Cause and Effect", it should become a powerful means for him to fight against his enemies.
In addition, Gu Xu was also very lucky that Kong Xuan Sanren had not accepted any disciples before he ascended.
And besides him, there is no other descendant.
Otherwise, if he encounters an opponent in the future who possesses the weird and unpredictable spell of "abduction", he may not even know how he died.
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Finally, Gu Xu began to read the notes left by Kongxuan Sanren before he ascended.
Since these notes are scattered pieces of paper, they are not arranged in chronological order.
“…,
“On the sixth day of April in the thirty-eighth year of Xingde.
“The weather was nice today. I left Mount Laoshan and came to Luojing City. I met with the Grand Master of Qi and briefly discussed with him the connection between the Avenue of Cause and Effect and the Way of Talisman.
"As a teacher, it is really a pleasure to give guidance to the national teacher who is admired by everyone in the Daqi Dynasty. I think that in the Daqi Dynasty, few people could enjoy the tea brewed by the imperial master.
"I asked the national master: 'Since you are a talisman cultivator, do you know what the simplest talisman in the world is?'
"The national master guessed with some uncertainty: 'Could it be that Is it text? ’
“I shook my head and said, ‘No, it’s a ‘name’.
“The National Preceptor felt a little puzzled by this.
“In order to explain this, I raised the tea cup on the table and said to the Imperial Master: ‘What is this?’
"The Imperial Master replied: 'It's a teacup.'
"I then said: 'Then, if I hit someone with this teacup and they were killed, what is it? ’
“The national master thought for a while and said: ‘Could it be...a weapon?’
“He is indeed a saint and a strong man who entered the Tao through talismans. The master's understanding is indeed extraordinary - of course, it is still a little bit worse than mine.
"So, I went on to explain that the essence of Fu Dao is to engrave the word 'weapon' on this teacup in a unique language as the new name of the teacup - this way Come on, the teacup has the properties of a 'weapon'
"For another example, the most basic 'Tai Shang Arctic Demon Suppressing and Ghost Killing Talisman' is equivalent to giving the attribute of 'killing ghosts' to a piece of paper in the form of 'naming'.
"This At that time, the national master raised another question: "Then the name of each of us is also a kind of talisman?" ’
“I am sure of this.
“The name is the spell engraved on each of our souls. It gives us identity and meaning to our existence.
“Others can know our existence through our names. Our family ties, friendships, love, appreciation and hatred, and all causal connections point to the identity represented by our names.
"And some ghosts can also take advantage of this and exert influence on us through our names."
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Notes:
(1) "Diao Luan Engraving "楶, green suo red couplet; the picture is based on clouds, and the painting is based on fairy spirits" - "Sandu Fu" by Zuo Si of Jin Dynasty (楶, pronounced jie, refers to Dougong)
(End of this chapter)
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