At this time, the sun was setting in the west, but the suspension bridge across the exceptionally wide moat showed no signs of being retracted.
Wang Mingyin took the initiative to explain: "It is said that this is the instruction of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain. Not only is the suspension bridge not closed, but even the main gate of Xiangfan City is never closed, because they regard it as a ghost gate, a passage for the innocent souls to leave Xiangfan. .”
He pointed to a particularly conspicuous tower on the city wall and continued: "That is the Diaoyutai. There is a Taoist celestial talisman hanging in it. The inscription reads: "The Heavenly Gang has returned to the Heavenly Gang, and the Earthly Demon should return to the Earth." It is said that the people of Longhu Mountain were The Heavenly Master went around the city with his own hands to draw talismans and seals, and said: When these talismans burn, it means that the wandering souls in Xiangfan City have dispersed."
Following the direction of his finger, Chi Yao looked up and saw the four words "Gu Diao Zhongyuan" written on the plaque on the tower. It is said that Wang Mingyang, the best guard general in the world, stayed there for ten years.
Therefore, it has won the reputation of "one pillar of the fish platform has supported the wall for ten and a half years".
But now, the generals guarding the city have turned into loess, and those sitting among them have been replaced by several Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes and holding whisks in their hands. Each of them has a strong aura. Although they are not of the first rank, at worst they all have the appearance of a little master. .
Seemingly noticing Chi Yao's gaze, Wang Mingyin whispered: "Ever since the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain arranged the Luotian Jiao here, the Diaoyutai with the Heavenly Talisman hanging there has become a forbidden area in Xiangfan City, except for Longhu Mountain. Except for the real people in Hushan, even Prince Jing'an himself is not allowed to enter."
Even he, the tenth best in the world, did not dare to show his talent in front of the three words of Longhu Mountain.
"Luo Tian Dajiao..."
Chi Yao activated the Heavenly Gu Qi Watching Technique, and his spiritual eyes were as clear as a god. He seemed to regard the thick city walls of Xiangfan as if they were nothing, and looked at the more than 30,000 altar places arranged in the city.
It was not like he had never seen the Luotian Dajiao with his own eyes. Compared to the Dajiao held by the old Heavenly Master Zhang Zhiwei at Longhu Mountain to pave the way for Zhang Chulan, the scale and momentum here were undoubtedly greater.
Under normal circumstances, the number of altar seats enshrined in the Luotian Dajiao is approximately on the order of a thousand. Even in the most solemn memorial ceremony recorded, nine altars were set up to worship the gods of heaven and earth. The upper three altars were called Universal Heaven, with the emperor presiding over them, and 3,600 gods were enshrined; the middle three altars were called Zhoutian, and the Lords, Lords, and Nobles worshiped In other words, there are 2,400 altars; the lower three floors are Luotian, and the people worship 1,200 altars. The total number of altars is less than 10,000, and the altar period is only 7749 days.
But there are actually 36,000 altar places in Xiangfan City! And it has been arranged for ten years!
The most important thing is that even though the momentum has been so great, it has not been fully accomplished until now...
The sky talisman hanging in the Diaoyutai that has not been lit has long become a lingering haze in the hearts of all Xiangfan people.
Thinking of this, Chi Yao couldn't help but shook his head. He didn't know whether he should say that the resentful souls in this ghost city were too stubborn, or whether he should say that the Longhu Mountain in this world was in vain.
"But now that I'm here, there is hope for Xiangfan City."
Chi Yao whistled and heard a splashing sound from the moat. The little Pixiu came out of the water. Two or three of them jumped up to Chi Yao. They rubbed the corner of his clothes affectionately and murmured. It conveys the idea of "wanting to eat".
"This is……"
Wang Mingyin was the closest and could clearly see that this tiger-leopard-like beast not only had horns on its forehead, but also had wings on its back. It was obviously no ordinary beast!
Chi Yao ignored Wang Mingyin's shock, but gently stroked the little Pixiu's head: "If you want to eat, then go ahead and eat! All the resentful souls in this city belong to you."
"Hey!"
Little Pixiu was very happy to receive the permission. After rubbing Chi Yao again, he stepped onto the suspension bridge with his head held high.
"Anghou——"
A long roar, like the roar of a dragon and the roar of a tiger, resounded throughout Xiangfan City. Under this roar, everyone in Xiangfan City felt refreshed, as if some heavy shackles on their hearts were being slowly opened.
If the feelings of ordinary people are not obvious, then the Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain in Diaoyutai are really shocked!
Because they were shocked to find that the celestial talisman, which had not seen any movement since it was hung here, began to burn slowly!
They all know what this means -
Those ghosts that have been lingering in Xiangfan City for ten years have actually begun to die?
"who is it?!"
Several Longhushan masters were shocked and angry. Although it was a good thing that all the innocent souls in Xiangfan City were gone, it also depended on who would do it.
After all, many years ago, they, Longhu Mountain, made a bet with Landuo Temple in the Western Regions. Whoever could solve the situation in Xiangfan would be the one who would withdraw their power from Xiangfan, which would remain unchanged for a hundred years. If Longhu Mountain wins, the Buddhist monks led by Liangchan Temple and Landuo Mountain will not be allowed to set foot in Xiangfan for a hundred years. On the contrary, Longhu Mountain will have to remove the Zhoutian Dajiao, move away the large and small Taoist temples, and will not be allowed to preach scriptures in the city.
Once anything becomes involved in a conflict of interests, its original intention cannot remain pure.
If the person who did this today was an eminent Buddhist monk, then because of the reputation of Buddhism and Taoism, even if Longhushan was dissatisfied, he could only hold his nose and admit it. After all, skills are inferior to people, and both parties have big families and businesses, so it is necessary to start more disputes because of this.
But if there is someone else, then there is a lot of room for maneuver. With this thought in mind, several Longhu Mountain masters stepped out of the Diaoyutai.
At the same time, the person who felt more deeply than them was Wang Mingyin who was standing side by side with Chi Yao.
In his eyes, the strange beast only let out a roar like a dragon or a tiger, and then the whole Xiangfan City seemed to become lively. Thousands of resentful souls, who didn't know what stimulation they received, abandoned them all and wandered around for ten days. The city that refused to leave year after year was overwhelmingly rushing towards the ghost gate that had not been closed all year round.
Ghost energy cannot be seen by ordinary people unless they have spiritual vision or their mind resonates with the vitality of heaven and earth.
But at this moment, this law has been completely overturned, because the ghost energy gathered outside Xiangfan City Gate is as overwhelming as heavy snow, the wind is howling, the suspension bridge is swaying, and even the moat is turbulent and rolling like a boil, as if there are thousands of armies. Thousands of horses galloped past.
Although you can't see ghosts in your eyes, everything around you shows that there are thousands of ghosts running around at this very moment!
Standing opposite thousands of ghosts was an auspicious beast that was pale gold and jade in color, with a body like a tiger and a leopard, a head and tail like a dragon, and two wings on its back.
I saw a faint golden light emanating from the little Pixiu's body, as warm as the warm winter sun. Under the illumination of the auspicious light, the resentful souls that came rushing away faded away their resentment one by one and turned into pure true spirits and dissipated. Turn into reincarnation.
Even if he is alone in the face of an avalanche of thousands of ghosts running at night, the little Pixiu has the power to stand in front of ten thousand others. In front of it, the wind is howling, and the ghostly aura is strong. Behind it, it is as quiet and stable as ever. It's like two worlds.
Pixiu is a famous auspicious animal, and its all-purpose talent is to ward off evil spirits and provide heavenly fortune.
There is nothing better than a specialist in dealing with ghosts, so the ghost town problem in Xiangfan that had plagued Longhu Mountain, the ancestral home of Taoism, for ten years was completely eradicated on this night.
There are no rituals, and there is no need to set up any altar seats.
The whole process was so relaxing that Wang Mingyin felt like a dream.
Do you understand the problems that have troubled Xiangfan City, and even the entire Qingzhou and Liyang for more than ten years?
By a strange beast?
"Brother Chi, what exactly is this..."
After saving hundreds of thousands of resentful souls in one go, little Pixiu's size has grown again, but what has grown the most is its innate magical power.
Chi Yao was learning about little Pixiu's new abilities through the blood contract, but unexpectedly, an arrogant and frivolous scolding came from in front of him.
"You beast, why don't you follow me back to the mountain!"
Chi Yao and Wang Mingyin followed the sound and moved their eyes.
I saw two figures in yellow clothes floating down from the Xiangfan city tower. One of them reached out to catch the little Pixiu.
"Oh no, that's the direct disciple of Longhu Mountain!"
Wang Mingyin explained to Chi Yao in a hurried tone, "Only disciples of our sect named Zhao can wear yellow robes in Longhu Mountain. There is no guarantee that the real person in purple robe will be behind this person. Brother Chi, please be careful!"
Of course Chi Yao knew that there were noble people named Huang and Zi in Tianshi Mansion. Yellow robes generally represented disciples with the surname Zhao, while purple robes were clothes that could only be worn by the most noble people such as Tianshi or Xiao Tianshi.
This guy is wearing a yellow robe at such a young age, which shows that he has a deep background.
But...so what?
As he thought, the little Pixiu shook off the young Taoist priest's entanglement with his tail and flew in front of him. His big watery eyes seemed to be complaining that someone was bullying him.
Before Chi Yao could even speak to comfort it, the young Taoist priest saw the strange beast he was about to get fly away. He immediately looked over angrily and ordered in a condescending tone:
"Over there, please return my strange beast!"
These words made Chi Yao frown: "Who are you?"
"Humph, I am Zhao Ningyun of the Tianshi Mansion of Longhu Mountain! That strange beast was specially brought by us at Longhu Mountain to deal with the matter in Xiangfan. Are you both from Xiangfan? Why don't you come over quickly to express your gratitude?"
Zhao Ningyun looked unruly.
But when Chi Yao and Wang Mingyin heard this, their expressions were extremely strange.
Wang Mingyin's photo taken at Longhu Mountain The leader of the Taoist sect has somewhat restrained his reputation, but Chi Yao didn't give him any face and laughed out loud on the spot.
"You said that my little guy was found by your Longhu Mountain? Then you call it and see if it agrees?"
Facing this merciless ridicule, Zhao Ningyun's face was as gloomy as water.
This rhetoric was a temporary rhetoric he came up with after he discovered that the one who relieved Xiangfan of the ghost problem was actually a strange beast. The purpose was to steal the credit.
As we all know, among the first strange beasts in the world, the first one is the crane raised by Lu Zu on Wudang Mountain, and the second one is the black tiger that has been listening to the teachings for ten years under the throne of the invincible Qi Xuan frame on Longhu Mountain.
If he can recover this strange beast that can resolve the ghost disaster in Xiangfan, not to mention other things, this name alone will be enough for him to ascend to the position of the Little Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, and he will be the Yellow and Purple from now on!
Not to mention helping Taoism defeat Buddhism and win the bet to preach in Xiangfan...
The sum of all these things made Zhao Ningyun tremble and unable to control himself.
I feel like this is a God-given opportunity, and my chance to rise to the top has finally come!
So Chi Yao's ridicule immediately ignited his anger. In Zhao Ningyun's view, preventing him from conquering the alien beasts was blocking his path. This hatred was irreconcilable!
So he took action without hesitation.
Uh-huh!
When he flicked the whisk, the silver-white whisk was wrapped with thick energy, and its power was not inferior to that of a steel whip or spear.
As soon as he made a move, it was the Sixteenth Style of Whisk that was passed down from Longhu Mountain!
But seeing him take action, Chi Yao shook his head slightly, his disappointment evident in his expression.
"With your level of strength, you are really not worthy of me taking action. Well, little Pixiu, you should go and teach him a lesson yourself."
Chi Yao waved his hand, and the little Pixiu roared excitedly, instantly turning into a streak of yellow lightning.
clang!
The strong dragon tail collided head-on with the whisk, and Zhao Ningyun felt a sharp pain in the tiger's mouth. When he came to his senses, the whisk had already escaped, but the fangs and claws were right in front of him!
His face was panicked, and he tried to twist his body and try to dodge, but in the end he could only leave a look of despair on his face.
"well……"
Seeing that he was about to die, another yellow-robed Taoist priest who had been silent beside him sighed and threw out his fly whisk to block the move, allowing Zhao Ningyun to save his life in embarrassment.
"This layman has reunited with Meng Lang this time. I hope that for Pindao's sake, he can turn the conflict into friendship."
"and who are you?"
Chi Yao frowned and did not comment on what the Taoist priest said.
Just now, when Zhao Ningyun was majestic and triumphant, you didn't say anything. Now that you can't win it, you just proposed to turn the war into friendship. Whether the co-author is a fight or a peace is just based on your words, Longhushan?
"The poor Taoist Zhao Ningshen."
However, compared to Zhao Ningyun's unreasonable behavior, Zhao Ningshen, who sounded like he was of the same generation as him, spoke in a reasonable and orderly manner.
"It is a blessing for the world that you brought this strange beast to eliminate the ghosts of Xiangfan, but there is still an inside story about this matter."
Then, he told the bet between Taoism and Buddhism regarding Xiangfan in detail, "When we made the covenant, we were originally determined that no one except the Buddhist and Taoist families could handle this matter, but we didn't expect that there would be no one in the world except these people." Strange beast. If this happens, the bet will go awry."
"Can't it be considered a draw?"
Wang Mingyin asked aloud.
"Even if we want to treat it as a draw, we still need to discuss it with Landa Mountain before we can make a conclusion."
Zhao Ningshen replied, "But the nights are long and there are many dreams. If I, Longhu Mountain, miss you today, who knows if you will have entered the Landa Temple in the future? You know, what those monks and nuns are best at is helping people get started. I heard that There is a Six-Jead Bodhisattva in Landa Mountain who is still choosing a destined person who can practice dual cultivation. Who knows whether they will invite you because of the incident in Xiangfan? And facing the invitation of the Six-Jead Bodhisattva to practice dual cultivation, I don’t believe that you can handle it. .”
Chi Yao finally understood.
To put it bluntly, Longhushan is now trapped in a situation similar to a prisoner's dilemma.
If both Longhu Mountain and Landa Mountain are present at the scene, then they have negotiated face to face and the matter will be easily resolved.
But there is only one party present now. If Longhu Mountain doesn't take this credit into its sect now, who knows what methods Landa Mountain will use after today?
Are they expected to believe that Chi Yao can resist all the temptations of Mount Landa?
It's about a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism. How can such a thing be pinned on trust in one person!
What's more, they don't know Chi Yao at all.
What if this guy was a lustful ghost and was charmed by the Six-Jead Bodhisattva with just one look, wouldn't Longhu Mountain be in bad luck?
"so……"
Zhao Ningshen flicked the fly whisk and made a joke, "Even if you don't want to join Longhu Mountain, please stay in Xiangfan for the time being. After we and Landa Mountain have negotiated all the follow-up on this matter, you can leave again." .”
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