The scholar on the wicker chair stood up at this time. He first moved his limbs, then put all the books around him aside, then turned back to the monk and said, "Are you going to the imperial capital?"
The monk replied: "Looking at the direction, it should be."
The scholar nodded: "Well, that's almost it. It's time for me to go."
The monk took a step forward and asked, "Taoist Master, what is the next plan?"
The scholar smiled and said: "Your mission is to monitor Aftershock Tu. As long as Aftershock Tu goes down the mountain, it would be best if you can capture him alive. If you can't capture him alive, it's all up to you whether you want to kill him or not. You were sent by the leader. People, you don’t have to listen to my orders.”
The monk shook his head and continued: "Should he be killed or should he be kept? Please tell me, Taoist Master."
Seeing that the Buddha spoke so straightforwardly, the scholar said helplessly: "Do you know that there are so many disciples in the sect, why this matter has to be assigned to you."
The Flesh Buddha pondered for a moment and said: "Another lineage in the sect was conquered by the Aftershock Map, and the only way to come here is to annihilate them. So the matter of catching the Aftershock Map falls on our lineage."
"You're half right. People from the other lineage really can't see the Aftershock Tu. The Aftershock Tu holds the deepest secrets of the "Ghost Sutra". The Ghost Dao lineage is tired of the "Ghost Sutra" and can't parry in front of the Aftershock Tu. There is no power at all. But this is not the whole reason for sending you."
"Then what other reason is there?"
"Because among my lineage, you are the only one who has no weaknesses. People without weaknesses are the best candidates for this task."
"I don't understand."
"You will understand later. The aftershock map is of great use to the leader, so don't kill him easily. I think it will take less than three months for the leader to send people to besiege Yashan. Your task is to watch the aftershocks during this period. picture."
"Disciple understands."
After the scholar finished speaking, he put the book next to him in the bamboo basket beside him, then carried it on his back and said to the monk: "Let's go."
After leaving the thatched hut, I looked for the direction and walked towards the north. Calmness slowly returned to the valley.
On top of the cliff mountain, everyone in Tianjimen finished their breakfast, and Tianjisou left Du Jie alone beside him.
After everyone retreated, Tianjisou took out a small bottle from his arms and played with it for a while, then reluctantly gave it to Du Jie: "Take it."
Du Jie reached for it and took a look at the vial. He didn't know what the master was doing. He asked with some confusion: "Master, what is this?"
"Amber Gall."
"Amber gall? What is it?"
Tian Jisou looked at the small bottle in Du Jie's hand with some covetousness and said, "What is it? If I had such a thing, my achievements might not be limited to this. Master, your fate is not as good as yours. This is the best in the world." A good thing, amber gall can cleanse the marrow of Yi Men, and is an excellent medicine for body building. In principle, the younger you are, the better it is, but this medicine is a bit painful to use. If you are too young, you may not be able to support it. So now you It’s just right.”
Du Jie was overjoyed after hearing this and took it directly into his arms: "Thank you, Master."
"Don't thank me, someone else asked me to give it to you." Tianjisou still felt sour when he thought about this. He looked at Du Jie and said, "You got the amber gallbladder to wash the marrow of I Ching. You got the relic before, and it improved." Your own physique. You will have no limits in the future. I am afraid that Chu Mu will not be your opponent when he is at his most powerful. But do you have any secrets? Otherwise, so many people have gone to Wanbaoshan, how can you pick immortals all by yourself? You were chosen.”
Du Jie smiled shyly and said to Tianjisou: "I grew up in a military camp. When I came back, my master took me to Yashan. There is no secret."
Having said this, Du Jie put away his smile and said: "Master, the northwest has been made like this by a cult. Now no one can control it. What should we do next? Is it possible to let it go? There are so many people in the northwest. , can’t stand the trouble anymore.”
When Tianjisou heard Du Jie's words, he also frowned and sighed: "Chu Mu also asked me. I was still undecided whether to send the news to Jialan Temple. Jie'er, you are the Immortal Master who picks immortals. How can you do this?" The worries are very good. As an immortal master, you have to consider everything in the world. The cult moved from the shores of the East China Sea to the northwest. It may not be simple behind this matter. But I have a vague guess in my heart. But none of this Confirmed.”
"What guess?"
"This guess was also discovered by me after reading the "Tales of Nations" for half a day in the past two days. When the cult began to deal with the martial arts people in the two states, it was mainly in the Penglai area, and now it has moved to the northwest and gone to the desert. If we add the cult The place where he was born. These three places happen to be where the Flying Stone was discovered before."
"Flying Stone?"
Zhou Li thought for a while and then said: "The Nine Dragons Soul Chasing Spear behind you is made of the Flying Stone. This Flying Stone is strange and unusual. It has been a hundred years since it was first discovered in these places, but the surface is still hot. Behind the cliff mountain The Falling Dragon Stream has been left there for decades before it slowly became cold. But what exactly is the cult planning? Do they have other things in those four places besides the Flying Stone?"
Du Jie then asked again: "Master, just now you mentioned the birthplace of the cult. Does the master know the origin of the cult?"
"That place is very strange. It may be in the Taihang Mountains, or it may be in the Qinling Mountains."
"Taihang Mountain? Qinling Mountains? These two places are so far apart. Master, I don't understand what you mean."
"It's not just that you don't understand, I'm a little confused myself."
Du Jie saw his master talking here and there, and then changed the subject and said: "Master, the name of the cult has only become familiar to everyone in the past few decades, but the origin of this cult seems to be unrecorded. I heard the Prajna monk say, The contemporary leader Yunjuan Shu defected from Zhaixian, so was it Yunjuanshu who founded the Three Tribulations Sect?"
"Maybe, maybe not. But most likely not. Speaking of the origin of the Three Tribulations Sect, I do know a little bit. The battle of Xuanyuan Cave was a bit unbelievable."
"Xuanyuan Cave? Where is Xuanyuan Cave? Does this have anything to do with the Three Tribulations Sect?"
"Xuanyuan Cave is the origin of the Three Tribulations Sect!"
Many years ago, when the Tianji Sect had just been established and had not yet established a firm foothold, one day Zhou Li met a strange man who called himself Iron Fortuner. At that time, the two of them went to Jialan Temple together, and on the way Tie Shuanxian showed him his astrological divination skills. The power of Tie Suanxian far exceeded Zhou Li's imagination, which amazed Zhou Li.
Before parting, Tie Suanxian smiled and said to Zhou Li: "We are also destined. I have a message for you. Four celestial grasses are about to be born in the Taihang Mountains." Then Tie Suanxian took the four plants in detail. The appearance and effects of the fairy grass were introduced to Zhou Li one by one.
If he told Zhou Li alone, he would definitely think it was a joke, but these words came from Tie Suanxian. Along the way, Tie Suanxian's ability impressed Zhou Li, but what he said now, Zhou Li still couldn't believe it.
Four immortal grasses were guarded by four ferocious beasts known as the Four Fierce Beasts, and Long Bazi suppressed them in Xuanyuan Cave.
What Tie Suanxian said seemed to be a fairy tale. Zhou Li swallowed hard after hearing this. He suppressed the horror in his heart and asked, "Is this true?"
Tie Suanxian smiled and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you go and verify it yourself." After saying that, he left gracefully.
Zhou Li had been shocked by this incident for a long time. If he hadn't had something urgent to do at Jialan Temple, he might have gone to find out.
In the northern section of the Taihang Mountains, there are few people there. There is red land within a thousand miles, and even the mountains are bare. But in those few years, some vegetation suddenly began to grow crazily. Those who are interested can go in and take a look. It is not that they have no clue. He left and disappeared inexplicably.
Zhou Li was collecting intelligence from all over the world at that time and discovered this matter on an inconspicuous piece of news. His heart suddenly thought of Tie Suanxian's words. Zhou Li was in his prime at that time. After he saw the news, he made a decision by accident and came to the Taihang Mountains without stopping.
There are several villages at the foot of the Taihang Mountains. While resting here, Zhou Li asked the surrounding villagers in detail about the changes that had taken place in the surrounding area in recent years, what kind of people had come, and who had finally come out and which ones had not left. This inquiry didn't matter. According to the villagers' descriptions, Tianjisou found out that most of the missing people were insidious and cunning people. It is normal to say that the missing people basically have relatively high IQs. Those who were single-minded basically came out intact.
Is this strange? Is there some kind of monster in these eight hundred miles of mountains that likes to play with smart people? Zhou Li thought about it and finally gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try. He bought dry food with his fellow villagers and walked along the mountain road. At this time, it was the cold winter outside the mountain. Zhou Li almost lost half his life when climbing the first two mountains. The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk, not to mention the current weather with northwest wind. Fortunately, Zhou Li had a good foundation in martial arts and was able to withstand two hills.
The mountain roads in this mountain range are rugged and difficult to navigate, and human traces are rare. Moreover, it is difficult to tell the direction in the mountains, and it is easy to get lost. Zhou Li wanted to take a rest, but he could not stop. He heard from a fellow villager that he had to go through another mountain to get to the forest. This is a bare mountain, with nothing but rocks and dirt, and there are even fires. There was no firewood. It was such a cold day that without firewood, we would freeze to death.
He calculated his physical strength and thought that if he turned over and walked back now, he should still be able to make it to the outside of the mountain. If he couldn't find a way further in, he would really be unable to get out. Zhou Li was hesitant at first, but he took a casual look at the other side of the mountain and immediately gave up the idea of going there, because the mountain he was on was relatively high, and he could completely see the other side of the mountain, where there were mountains and green willows. , with a look full of spring, this glance strengthened his belief, Zhou Li gritted his teeth and started to crawl again. This was a behavior with no return. Once the result was different from what he expected, he would probably He pushed himself into a desperate situation.
But Zhou Li knows that this is how things are in the world. If you want to get huge benefits, you have to bear the same risks. In this way, Zhou Li climbed over another hill. But when he went over the hill and walked forward, he found that the mountain road was gone.
