Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi's eyes flashed immediately, because in the legend of crane shoes told by Jiao Yulang, the immortal who threw the shoes and stepped on the crane was named Feng, and Deng Fuqing also mentioned the Feng family of Xianyu Mountain.
However, the little boy was just telling it as a story, and Deng Fuqing only claimed to have a relationship with the previous generation of Xuandu Guanzhu, and there was absolutely no such intimacy and casualness as the lame and leprosy old Taoist said.
Qi Jingzhi thought for a while and asked directly: "Who are the ancestors? And how did they know my identity?"
Seeing that his expression and tone didn't seem to be hypocritical, the lame and leprous old man raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "It's just that you don't know about the cow in the East China Sea. Do you really think that even I don't know about it?"
Without waiting for Qi Jingzhi's reply, he sighed to himself: "Hey! Girl Feng has been stubborn since she was a child. She is still angry with us old guys in her heart!"
The old Taoist shook his head with some regret, and looked at Qi Jingzhi: "It's okay if you don't know me. Anyway, the old Taoist and the Xianyu lineage have not had contact with each other for a long time. Let's talk about this East China Sea cow." , such precious ingredients must not be let down!"
He paused, then suddenly looked back behind him, and smiled at Geshu Dashi and Wei Bao who were vaguely surrounding him: "If you want to hear it, come closer. They are all young and strong men, so beware of me, a lame person." Isn’t he very experienced?”
Hearing this, Geshu Dashi immediately stepped over and said that among the three people present, who cared most about the blue-scaled manatee, it was him, the bearded slave who herded the green cattle.
Wei Bao naturally followed closely behind.
Then the lame old Taoist man with a mangy head laughed and said: "The old Taoist remembers that there is a stream in the mountains and fields of Yifeng County that leads directly to the East China Sea. It is called Guxi. It seems that the waterway is narrow, but it is actually unfathomable. There are often water spirits settling in the Guxi. , this kind of wagging will develop over time.”
"The cows are violent by nature, and they will fight when they see cows. Ordinary domestic cows are afraid of tigers. If two cows meet, they will have to compete. If they fight, the water will boil yellow and roar for ten miles, calling it the East China Sea. Sacred cow."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Jingzhi and the other two people realized that although the appearance of the old Taoist in front of them was extremely strange and they didn't know what his purpose was, the knowledge he had in his mind was truly extraordinary.
You Ge Shu Dashi perked up and immediately whistled to call his own green bull over. Then he asked, "This bull is weird. I wonder if seniors recognize it?"
When he entered the village earlier, the lame and mangy old Taoist had already seen everything in the village. At this time, he did not look at the green cow. Instead, he stared at Geshu Dashi in surprise and said, "This is strange, you are the Geshu clan." You have a purple beard and blue eyes, right? You have such a strong bloodline that you haven’t been recruited by Chiyousi of the Demon Suppressing Academy and you just live in this land of the East China Sea. How come you don’t even know Zhu Niu?”
As the old man spoke, he limped up to the "bamboo cow" in his mouth, and suddenly reached out and grabbed one of the cow's jade-green horns.
Soon after, with a click, the horn was broken off by him!
The lame, mangy old Taoist weighed the jade horns in his hands, and said with a smile: "I have never seen such fresh and tender bamboo horns. This old Taoist is really lucky!"
None of the three of them, including Niu'er, expected him to come out so suddenly, and their faces all changed color.
Qi Jingzhi's heart skipped a beat. The horns were so hard, yet the old master could easily break them off, as if he had popped a cucumber out of the ground.
Geshu Dashi and Qing Niu both roared angrily. One took a step forward, raised his fist and smashed it. There was a sad black energy between the palms of his fingers. The other lowered the cow's head and used the remaining one. The horns pushed hard.
The lame and leprous old man was stroking the horns in his hand. Without even raising his eyelids or making any gestures, he suddenly jumped up and easily avoided the fists and horns.
His sudden jump without any warning could be described as swift and strange, but his posture did not look like an expert at all. Instead, it was extremely ugly. He was hunched over, shoulders hunched, and his legs were curled up, just like an old dog jumping over a wall.
Seeing that the momentum of the lame and mangy man's leap on the old road was not over, he suddenly turned around very suddenly, and instantly changed from rising to falling rapidly, and landed heavily on the back of the green bull, hitting the green bull twice in one night. The poor cow with a broken horn almost fell to its knees as its hooves faltered.
"What are you two so anxious about? Break off a bull's horns
It’s just cooking, it’s not like it won’t grow! ” The old Taoist still looked like he didn’t care.
Hearing this, Geshu Dashi stopped suddenly, raised his eyes to look at the old road on the back of the cow, and then turned to look at the break of the horn, with a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face.
Just listen to the lame old man with a mangy head say leisurely: "I really don't know what you young people have been learning all day long. "The History of the Phenomenon of Things" says that the bamboo ox comes out of the north of Qiong Shuo. It is very powerful and can subdue a tiger and give birth to a son. In the bamboo, if a tiger approaches, it will hit the forest trees one by one, and the tiger will be frightened and fall down."
"If the Yao Niu is a heterogeneous species formed by the interaction between a mortal cow and a water spirit, this Bamboo Ox is a heterogeneous cow that is close to the bamboo spirit and wood spirit. It is said that it was a specialty of the northern Bamboo Country in ancient times."
"Gu Zhuguo?"
Geshu Dashi's expression suddenly changed and he blurted out: "Senior is talking about the ancient Dongyi country that once occupied Liaozhou?"
"Hey, I don't know what I should know, but I know a lot about what I shouldn't know! I know that your Geshu clan is not as honest and submissive as it seems!"
The lame and mangy old Taoist teased, and then explained: "Of course it is the ancient country of Bamboo that you know, where people drink wine from bronze goblets and record years with bamboo inscriptions! "Z.br>
"After the rise of Jiang Qi, Guzhu, which originated from Dongyi, gradually declined. The leader of the country, Mo Taishi, was secretly working in a low-key manner, but secretly became friends with the Shanrong. Later, he openly attached himself to the Shanrong and believed in the Jin Dynasty. The Lingzhi lineage of the White-horned Deer invaded the northeastern territory of Jiang Qi at that time."
"The ancestors of the Qi State were furious and raised a large army to attack the Shanrong in the north. They cut off the bamboos and bamboos. After many years of bloody battles, they finally eradicated all the Yifa Rongli and replaced them with the Jiangshengdao. The habitat of the bamboos and cows was thus destroyed. , it will become almost extinct over time.”
Hearing this, Geshu Dashi stood there with a gloomy expression on his face.
The lame old man with a mangy head glanced at him and couldn't help but said happily: "Don't think about it there! Now, both Shanrong and Guzhu have become ashes of the past. I have also heard a little bit about Geshu's bloodline magic skills. Although you are like this The clan may have some connections with Shanrong and Guzhu, but today they can’t even recognize the bamboo ox tamed by our ancestors. Apart from obediently serving the Saint Jiangmen Court, what other way out is there?”
Hearing this, Geshu Dashi gritted his teeth, with a bit of embarrassment in his tone: "My ox was brought by Master Hou from the Demon Suppressing Academy. I originally thought it was just an ordinary green ox except that it ran faster. But according to the wishes of the seniors, the bamboo cow was originally owned by my Geshu clan. When Guzhu destroyed the country, it was acquired by the late king of Da Qi. Now it is handed over to me, a bearded slave, to herd and tame it for Sheng Jiang Menting?"
"Master Marquis? Ding Chengyuan, the Marquis of Anfeng in Jiuzhen County, Kaifu? Hmm... The Jiang surnamed Ding has a transcendent status in the East China Sea. No wonder he has such an outstanding brother as you." A look of surprise appeared on the face of the lame and leprous old man. color.
When he saw Geshu Dashi's expression, he immediately straightened his face and said: "I remember that it is not easy for a person like you to revive the blood of an ox. The old Taoist would like to advise you that if you still want to live a good life in the future, instead of fleeing to the end of the world and risking your life, you must kill the mountain soldiers. I have completely forgotten the identities of the Zhong and Guzhu remnants, and always regard Sheng Jiang Taoism as my respect. It should be noted that the Geshu family can continue to this day. It was even removed from the forbidden book of spiritual practice decades ago, but it is your generation. Our ancestors worked hard to herd cattle, and even took risks to ward off evil spirits and ghosts in exchange for this!"
"You are extremely talented and have achieved great success in cultivation. Your future prospects are limitless, and even an Anfenghou Mansion may not be able to limit you... Now there is nothing left in Shanrong, but the people including the Guzhu Motai clan The remnants of Dongyi are still lingering on, so you should think clearly in your mind and never have anything to do with those ghosts and monsters!"
Brother Shu Dashi was startled again after hearing this: "Senior, are you saying that in addition to bloodline magic, my brother Shu can also embark on the path of spiritual practice? How come I never knew about it?"
At this time, even the lame and mangy old man showed surprise: "Huh? You have reached the second level of cultivation now, how could you not know? Looking at your sharp sword aura, could it be that you are not practicing Chi You Si Bing? Staff Supervisor’s Heart Training Technique?”
Hearing this, Geshu Dashi opened his mouth and stopped speaking. Instead, he turned back to look at Qi Jingzhi.
It seems that he has clearly realized that the abnormalities on his body are not simply caused by bloodline magic as previously thought, but that he has embarked on the path of cultivation in a daze, and even entered the so-called second realm overnight. . However, he did not learn
No matter what cultivation method I have practiced, after much deliberation, only the Zangfeng method can have some influence.
Qi Jingzhi looked at him and couldn't help but sigh. He felt that the practice in this world was really mysterious. He just relied on a sentence in the fragment of "Immortal Feather Sutra": "The heart shakes like a dancing crane, and the bones grow out like a flying dragon." ”, coupled with the story of cranes and shoes told by Jiao Yulang, it was a mistake that made the heart of “Angry cranes are used as shoes, fluttering their wings to reach the sky”.
The purple-bearded and blue-eyed boy of the Geshu family in front of him didn't even practice the book. He only learned a few lines of the key points of the Zangfeng method, plus a line passed down by the old Geshu family: "The heart of the sword is hidden, and the belly of the boat is swallowed." He dared to risk his life and use his heart as a sheath to swallow ghosts and hide his sword. Although the process was extremely dangerous and there would be great hidden dangers in the future, he was allowed to succeed.
As for the heart forging method mentioned by the old man, it may be similar to the ancient method of cultivating the heart root of the Shennong family of Chiyousi. It does sound somewhat similar to Geshu Dashi's Heart Sheath Hidden Edge, but one focuses on forging, and the other focuses on forging. In Yu, there is obviously a huge difference. Of course, this is not obvious to outsiders.
Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi smiled back at Geshu Dashi and turned to the old Taoist on the back of the bamboo ox and asked: "Senior suddenly appeared and took the trouble to tell many anecdotes and gave good advice to brother Geshu. Seriously?" Just for the sake of food and drink?"
"if not?"
The lame, mangy-headed old Taoist immediately glared and said angrily: "Apart from such rare delicacies as cow heads and bamboo horns, what else in your body can attract the discerning eyes of the old Taoist? ?」
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the black and white tiger-striped beast in the distance: "It's just like that thing I don't know what it is. I don't dare to eat it blindly."
The black and white tiger-striped beast was hiding in the shadow of a wall. When he saw the cruel old man who broke off one of the cow's horns pointing at it, he immediately shrank his neck in fright and tried his best to squeeze into the wall. .
"Hey, you are quite timid!" The old man suddenly became happy.
Qi Jingzhi looked away from the mount he had just accepted, and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Can't even the seniors see its origin?"
The lame and mangy old Taoist jumped off the bamboo cow and pointed at Wei Bao, who had been silent all this time: "Go and arrange for the villagers to wash the pots and boil water again, and bring out all the seasonings. The Taoist will call you later. See what real delicious food is!"
Wei Bao was straightforward. Seeing that neither Qi Jingzhi nor Geshu Dashi objected, he immediately turned around and left.
"Yeah, he's quite a happy person, but it's a pity that the gold poison in his blood has accumulated, and I'm afraid his cultivation will be hopeless."
The old Taoist looked at Wei Bao's back, commented softly, and walked slowly towards the sacrificial table.
Qi Jingzhi's eyes flashed, and he immediately asked: "Golden poison siltation? If he finds the golden walking technique, won't he be able to practice it?"
"The root cause is not gold poison..."
The lame and mangy old man threw the bamboo horn on the sacrificial table, stretched out his hand to grab the huge head of the rocking cow, swung his palm knife lightly, and cut off the remaining horn, and continued absentmindedly. He said: "The golden poison in his body must have been accumulated for many years. It has already damaged the foundation of his bloodline. This is the most fatal thing."
"I dare to ask, senior, where did the golden poison in his body come from? Is he born with it, or is it acquired through contamination?" Qi Jingzhi quickly asked again.
"I'm not a god, how can I know such details? But really speaking, although the six states of the East China Sea are close to the sea, the most active among the mountains and rivers are not water spirits and water evil spirits, but mostly golden evil spirits. Perhaps It must have something to do with the sunken iron veins in the East China Sea.”
As the lame and mangy man spoke, he began to use his nails to pluck the hair from the cow's head, pulling out one hair after another, painstakingly and meticulously.
He worked patiently for a moment, and then nuzzled at the black and white tiger-striped beast under the far wall: "Let's just talk about that guy. When I first saw it, I thought it was the resurgence of the bloodline of Pi or Lu Shu. After a closer look, But it feels paradoxical.”
"Refutation? Lu Shu?" Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but be confused again.
While he was talking, the lame and mangy old man had already tweezed out a small part of the fine hair on the cow's head. He carefully uprooted it and refused to leave any hair behind.
His mouth was not idle, and he said in a leisurely tone: "Zhong
Quzhi Mountain has many jade in its yang and many realgar, white jade and gold in its yin. There is a beast, which looks like a horse with a white body and a black tail, one horn, tiger teeth and claws, and a sound like a drum. Its name is Pier. It eats tigers and leopards and can guard soldiers. "
"Not only can this exotic beast be ridden, but it can also protect its owner from weapons and frighten tigers and leopards. It is an excellent riding beast. It is said that the mount of the founding king of Da Qi was a Pit. He could walk in and out of the mountains and forests as if he were walking on flat ground. Tigers and leopards crouched to death upon seeing them. Since then, the beasts have become the exclusive property of the Lord of Da Qi, and the horses with the blood of the beasts are also loved by the clans and dignitaries of the Da Qi family."
"For this reason, Piedo's bloodline is not too rare in Qi State. But the guy huddled under the wall is Piedg. It has no horns on its head, and its coat color is not as distinct as Pied with white body and black tail. , on the contrary, they are as colorful as tiger stripes. The two definitely cannot be classified into the same category. As for Lu Shu..."
The lame and leprous old man paused, then continued: "There is a beast in Qiyang Mountain. Its shape is like a horse with a white head, its text is like a tiger and its red tail, and its sound is like a ballad. Its name is Lu Shu, and you should wear it. Desirable descendants."
