Chapter 274 Relics of the Demon Cult
Just when Gu Xu was about to use the "Divine Machine Token" to call the "Chief Commander" for help, something unexpected happened again.
Two more figures tore through the void and appeared in front of Gu Xu out of thin air.
One of them is a young woman wearing a blue opera robe. She had a complicated hairstyle, a glittering headdress, thick powder and makeup on her face, as if she was wearing a mask, making it impossible to see her true face.
The other man was wearing a floral robe and a tall hat, with a large amount of white powder on his face and the tip of his nose dyed red, making him look like a clown in an opera.
The woman in green robe summoned a slender, light blue sword at lightning speed, and flashed to Gu Xu's side.
A streak of light green sword energy spurted out from the sword edge, helping Gu Xu resist the fatal attack from the man in black.
As for the clown in the floral robe, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a funny smile.
A shadow that was several meters tall also appeared behind him.
This is a fairy wearing a mysterious jade crown, wearing a mysterious feather flying dress, and holding a five-color feather festival. He is smiling and has a dark complexion.
It is the "Jumen Xingjun" who is in charge of wealth, longevity, right and wrong among the "Big Dipper Lords" under Emperor Ziwei.
“I didn’t expect this person dressed as a clown to be a sixth-level monk with a ‘Dharma Appearance’.” Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself.
The "Jumen Xingjun" behind the clown in the flower robe is facing off against the "Huode Xingjun" behind the masked man in black.
Although the two phantoms were motionless, they each exuded terrible pressure and were engaged in an invisible confrontation.
Gu Xu knows that the battle between "Dharma" is essentially two monks competing for the understanding of "Tao".
The man in black's dharma form is the "True King of Fire Virtue", and he undoubtedly masters the Taoism related to fire.
The phantom of the armored god with three heads and six arms opened his eyes angrily, and bright flames were faintly beating in the depths of his pupils. The scorching temperature spreads around him with him as the center, as if it wants to turn the heaven and earth within a few miles into a field of high temperature.
The "Jumen Xingjun" wearing feather clothes smiled kindly, as if he turned a blind eye to the angry expression of "Zhenjun Huode".
"Jumen Star" belongs to the "dark star" and governs the Yin Earth.
Around the shadow of "Jumen Xingjun", dark gray mist suddenly appeared, like soft ribbons, floating in the air.
Compared to the fierceness and violence of "True Lord Huode", His methods seem to be much gentler.
But unconsciously, the blazing temperature in the air was gradually dissipated and disintegrated into the invisible.
Seeing this situation, the three masked men in black also noticed the enemy's powerful strength.
“I didn’t expect that ‘Qing Ming’ would also intervene.”
“With our strength, we may not be able to defeat them.”
"Withdraw first!"
"Withdraw!"
"..."
The three men in black communicated in low voices, and soon reached a consensus and decided to give up. Plan to retreat immediately.
In an instant, they each controlled their natal objects, turned into a ray of light, and disappeared into the distant sky with a "whoosh".
Gu Xu had to admit that these men in black were really cautious in doing things and would run away when something went wrong - apart from the appearance of the "True Monarch of Fire Virtue", they left almost no clues to show their origins.
Furthermore, the "True Lord of Fire Virtue" is also relatively common among the Dharma Appearances. Almost all monks who major in fire-attribute Taoist Dharma will awaken to his Dharma Appearance after entering the sixth realm.
"Could these men in black be related to Bai Chen and the mysterious organization behind the mysterious Gu Master?" Gu Xu quickly listed the potential enemies in his mind, and felt that they were the most likely ones at the moment. The person who wants to kill him, apart from Kong Xuan Sanren, is this unknown organization hiding in the dark.
However, sending masked assassins near Luojing City to assassinate him, and using methods such as the "Huode Zhenjun" method, is definitely not the method of Kongxuan Sanren.
"Then what kind of organization is this 'Qing Ming'?" Gu Xu frowned and thought.
Although he has read the classics thoroughly, "Qing Ming" is a secretive organization after all. It almost never leaves its name in the literature. Only the powerful circles in Luojing City know of its existence.
Gu Xu was born a commoner and had only been in the capital for a short time, so naturally he had never heard of "Qing Ming".
Just when Gu Xu was puzzled, the woman wearing a cyan opera robe came to him, cupped her hands towards him, and said: "Master Gu, I am the 'Ling Xing', in honor of our leader. "Wenchang Xingjun" orders to protect your life. You can continue your journey with confidence. These men in black will not pose any threat to you again before you return to Luojing City."
< br>As soon as she finished speaking, she, together with her clown companion, controlled her natal creature, turned into two meteors and flew into the distance, disappearing from Gu Xu's sight in the blink of an eye.
There was no time left for Gu Xu to ask questions.
Gu Xu looked in the direction where the two disappeared and shook his head slightly.
The water in Luojing City is too deep.
His current strength is still too weak. When facing such a powerful enemy, he still has to rely on others for rescue.
“You have to become stronger!” He sighed in his heart.
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When Gu Xu arrived at Daguguan, the last glow in the sky had disappeared, and only a few stars shone with silvery white light in the dark dome.
Gu Xu was walking in the deep valley. The cliffs on both sides stood majestically, as if cut by knives. When he raised his head, he could only see a sliver of sky. With the help of the map given by Luo Sishou, Gu Xu quickly found the entrance to the underground grotto on a cliff. The place has lush vegetation, rugged rocks, and a somewhat gloomy atmosphere.
Near the entrance of the cave, Gu Xu also saw a lot of broken bricks and stones, broken walls covered with moss, and building bases covered by weeds, which looked particularly desolate.
Many years ago, when the sect known as the "Devil Sect" - the "Changshou Sect" - had not yet been destroyed, there must have been several pavilions here, hidden among the mountains and trees. Green pines cover the eaves, and jade railings surround it. The disciples were practicing hard in the caves, the teachers were giving lectures under the shade of the trees, and the school was thriving.
But now, all that's left here is ruins.
The exquisite and complex carvings on the stone walls have also been eroded by wind and rain, and their original appearance has long been unclear.
Gu Xu used his body skills to nimbly pass through the weeds and shrubs in front of him, and stepped into the deep and dark cave.
According to common sense, this kind of cave, which does not see sunlight all day long, should give people a cold and damp feeling.
But Gu Xu felt that the temperature inside the cave was much higher than outside the cave.
From the depths of the cave, there was even a steady flow of hot air.
Gu Xu took out a piece of talisman paper from "Xianyunju", chanted the spell softly, and turned it into a lantern. The lantern emits orange-red light, illuminating the road ahead.
Gu Xu gradually went deeper into the acupuncture point.
The entrance to the cave is very narrow. But the further you go in, the more spacious it becomes.
After walking about tens of meters, he saw several broken statues on both sides of him, but most of them only had their bases left. The most complete one has no head and one arm, making it impossible to identify them.
"I once read in a book that one of the reasons why the Changshou Sect is regarded as a 'demon sect' is that their original leaders and elders used to regard themselves as gods and use magic to disguise themselves as 'miracles' in front of mortals. ', so as to recruit believers and store incense - of course, this is the official statement of the Daqi court," Gu Xu silently recalled, "I wonder if these sculptures are related to this matter."
After walking further in, Gu Xu also found that there were many complicated and obscure patterns carved on the walls on both sides, giving people a dizzy feeling.
Gu Xu stopped and frowned slightly.
These patterns have no rules and are not in the talisman and seal system he knows.
If you don’t observe carefully, you might think that they are just traces left by water erosion rather than human carvings.
But for some reason, when Gu Xu saw these messy patterns, some pictures appeared in his mind -
In a dark world, crimson flames looked like those in a palace dancing girl, wearing a long skirt made of light gauze, spinning and jumping.
It looks very beautiful at first glance, but it contains the terrifying temperature that will burn everything.
There were several ragged figures sitting cross-legged in the middle of the fire.
They frowned, obviously suffering from severe pain.
But they remained as still as a clock.
They seemed to regard their bodies as metal, enduring many hardships in the flames.
......
Gu Xu blinked.
These images quickly disappeared, as if they were hallucinations in his mind.
But his intuition told him that the carvings on these walls were certainly not simple. If they can be cracked, perhaps some of the secrets of the Changshou Sect can be unearthed.
"Should we go directly to the lava river, or should we stay here to study these patterns first?" Gu Xu hesitated for a moment.
These wall carvings reminded him of the "Seven Styles of Burning Heaven" inadvertently.
The "Seven Styles of Burning Heaven" are also composed of many irregular and complicated runes composed of dots and lines, which are also dazzling for people to cut.
And they are all related to "fire".
"In this mysterious cave, maybe after going to the underground river, you may not be able to come back here." After thinking for a moment, Gu Xu chose to stop where he was and continue to try to decipher these complicated wall carvings.
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Since they cannot be regarded as ordinary talismans, how should I understand them?
Gu Xu fell into deep thought.
He once understood the pattern of "fireflies" as the flight paths of fireflies, and then imagined them as thousands of flying swords wrapped in flames and flying into the distance - that is, the map of the sword formation.
Using the same idea, he tried to completely empty his mind and let his imagination run wild. While feeling the scorching temperature coming from the depths of the cave, he entered an extremely familiar state of enlightenment.
The dark red flames and the ascetic monk sitting quietly in the flames appeared in his field of vision again.
But what is different from before is that this time the ascetic monk is wearing red-hot metal shackles on his ankles, and there is blood flowing from the wound.
Three large characters in seal script faintly emerged from the flames -
"Karma Fire Sutra".
(End of this chapter)