The sky is high and the air is crisp, the clouds are white and the grass is green.
Qiu Di Taoist wanders north.
Among Wudang's current double-style mountain gates, Baxia mountaineering palm attaches great importance to the use of footwork. It has the reputation of "dragon and turtle pacing, thousands of miles in the courtyard".
Although Qiu Di walked leisurely, he was actually very fast. His feet seemed to shrink to an inch, far better than a galloping horse, but there was not much movement in the wind around him.
Even if others passed by him, there would be no risk of being torn apart by the hurricane. At most, they would feel a slight chill on their sides, and they would not know that anyone was passing by them from beginning to end.
Walking through the wilderness and across the fields, I saw a city in the distance in front of me. Standing under the city gate was a young man with a cold face and a handsome man holding a sword in his arms.
Qiu Di saw that this person was very popular, and his heart moved slightly. His speed slowed down slightly, and his breath became more restrained.
However, the man holding the sword had noticed him and deliberately took two steps to the side, blocking Qiu Di's path.
"Taoist Master Qiu Di."
Su Hui bowed slightly and said, "Senior Luoyang asked me to pick you up."
Qiu Di was surprised and said: "Senior Brother Guan already knows that I am coming?"
Su Hui stretched out his hand to lead the way.
Qiu Di stopped asking and followed him towards the city. On the way, he frequently looked at the streets on both sides and at the man leading the way in front of him.
Su Hui said nothing and looked straight, but his pace was just right. The distance between him and the pedestrians and the autumn flute showed a harmonious rhythm. There was no need to deliberately avoid or collide with each other. .
Qiu Di couldn't help but secretly praise it.
"What a cold swordsman, with good appearance and extraordinary demeanor."
Not long after, the two came to the shore of a lake and stepped onto the promenade.
Qiu Di recognized that this was the Jiuqu Linglong Pavilion of the Bagua Sect. In fact, the layout of the entire lake promenade also coincided with the Qimen formation, and there were faint shadows of Wudang magic.
Entering the Feng Sheng Hall of Linglong Pavilion, the first thing that catches the eye is the eight-sided banner.
Among them were five large banners, each with a figure tied up, hands tied behind their backs, kneeling on the ground, languid.
Qiu Di glanced at the five people. There were Taoist priests, strong men, beauties whose red clothes were wet with sweat, an old man with a bald forehead and a strange appearance, and a traitor from Wudang, a Taoist from the Nine Palaces.
The eight-sided flags are arranged in a half-moon shape on one side of the Feng Sheng Hall. Diagonally opposite the eight-sided flags, to the left of Qiu Flute, there is a figure sitting behind a long desk.
"Senior Brother Guan..."
Qiudi breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously and said with a smile, "Long time no see."
"It's been a long time, but I said I would come back, it's not too late."
Guan Luoyang greeted, "Come, have a taste of this pot of wine I just mixed."
Qiudi sat down on the side of the long table, took a glass of wine and tasted it. He felt that the taste was clear and sweet, and the aftertaste was spicy and cottony. He praised: "Good wine! What kind of wine is this?"
"I just mixed it with some wine and fruit pulp from Linglong Pavilion. It doesn't have a name yet."
Guan Luoyang took a sip and said, "Because a good friend loves wine, I also learned some bartending skills from her. I learned something from reading a book before, so I got interested and mixed wine to celebrate myself."
Qiudi saw that Guan Luoyang had a book in his hand, and he opened it halfway. The glyphs on the book were weird, and each paragraph of writing had a different color. There were seven or eight colors on one page alone.
After taking one look at it, Qiu Di felt slightly uncomfortable in his heart.
But the little crab didn't know when it was staring at the book. It fell down in a daze, rolled around on the table, and crawled towards the book.
Qiudi quickly shouted: "Xiao Ling..."
Guan Luoyang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, she is just obsessed with books and books, and when she saw such novel words in books, she was temporarily interested."
While talking, Guan Luoyang took out a small plate and handed half a plate of wine to the little crab, "This is the secret book of the Eight Demons. Although there are many clever magic tricks, the text used is the main text of the Lingfu, and the foundation of the technique is more It is unique and has a profound background. If you watch it with wine, it will have a different taste."
The little crab took two sips and said in surprise: "It tastes good! You are such a good person!"
Then she held the plate, got close to the book, and read it carefully.
Qiu Di was helpless and said to Guan Luoyang: "The little spirit is not a monster, she has another origin, but sometimes I really doubt that she is a bookworm who became a spirit."
"I know."
Guan Luoyang nodded and said, "Since you came here to find me, there should be another member of the Wudang Clan who has taken over the Seven Kills Sect, right?"
Qiu Di said curiously: "You seem to know everything. You really know everything like a god."
"It's just because you drew a portrait of me when you were chatting with Lao Yan."
Guan Luoyang smiled and said, "You are so close to me and you still dare to draw my appearance. The drawing is so similar. It's hard for me not to know."
Qiudi was drinking. When he heard this, he almost choked and couldn't help covering his face and coughing lightly.
From Weinan City to Mount Emei, is it considered close? ! With your portrait, you can know what the other person is talking about. Where are you from? !
I'm over 70 years old, don't lie to me! !
Lao Qiudi, who almost lost his composure, took a breath and looked at Guan Luoyang again. He felt that the strangeness that he had not seen for fifty years was gone.
The excellent memory brought by Tai Sui Martial Arts allows him to easily recall things fifty years ago. This is one factor.
On the other hand, it's also because the person opposite him is really no different from back then.
He still looks like he did when he was in his twenties, and he still looks the same when chatting.
Oh, it's not that there is no difference. He should be much stronger now than he was then.
Qiu Di turned his head again and looked at the people kneeling under the magic fire flag. They were all masters of the ninth and tenth heaven.
Although when listening to Yan Pingsheng's narration of the past, he had already guessed that Guan Luoyang's current methods were unpredictable, Qiu Di was still surprised to be able to capture five such masters alive.
But among these five people, one seemed out of place.
Although the other four people were captured alive, it can still be seen that as strong men, their fighting spirit still exists. As long as they are not dead, I am afraid they will still wait and look for some opportunity to escape.
But the man dressed as a Taoist priest looked as if his heart was filled with despair. His eyes could not move, as if he was enveloped in a deep dejection from which he could not escape.
That person was Li Kezhen.
There is a reason why this person looks like this now.
Guan Luoyang captured Li Kezhen and others, but he didn't take it seriously at first. He just prepared to make the best use of them and use them to do hard work.
But after getting the Hunyuan Demonic Fire Flag and the "Secret Book of the Eight Demons Hidden in Ziwu Cave", he looked through them briefly and discovered something novel.
This set of magic weapons, and even the highest secret technique of the Eight Demons, the foundation of the Demonic Fire and Golden Light Formation, actually lies in the Qi of the Eight Worlds.
These eight customs are very mysterious and can refer to men, women, old, young, rich, noble, poor, and humble.
It can also refer to birth, old age, illness, death, separation from love, long-lasting resentment, not being able to get what you want, and not being able to let go.
A very important part of Guan Luoyang's cultivation is the seven good, seven evil and fourteen categories of spiritual energy system.
These eight common auras have something in common with the fourteen types of spiritual energy, and they all involve the emotions and thoughts of living beings.
But the fourteen types of psychic energy are simpler and are energy completely extracted from emotions.
The Eight Customs Qi is a little more complicated. In addition to the part that contains the emotions of creatures, it also includes the long-term concepts of the inherent limitations of intelligent life and various institutional changes in the development of civilization.
The germ of civilization stems from the changes of birth, old age, illness and death. Love and separation are further experiences, and the difference between men, women, old and young, rich and poor, etc., is a process that no civilization can avoid.
In other words, the Qi of the Eight Worlds has more power derived from the concept of civilization than spiritual energy.
This is what Guan Luoyang is interested in.
After exploring deeply, he realized something.
The power of concepts does not entirely originate from the living beings themselves, but also from the space and time of the universe that has traces of civilization.
If it can be said that spiritual energy completely belongs to the human way, and the knowledge of material exploration basically belongs to the heavenly way, then the power of concepts comes from the overlap between the heavenly way and the human way.
It has the characteristics of both at the same time, but also vaguely escapes the limitations of both.
Therefore, if you can dig deeper into some "concepts" that seem to be related to humans, you will find that the power they can truly display may far exceed the sum of all contemporary human powers.
According to Guan Luoyang's understanding, the practice of the Eight Worldly Spirits should actually be about understanding the appearance of the world of mortals and deeply understanding the essential concepts behind it, so as to achieve the power of transcendence and cultivate the spiritual power, which is both human and human. There is also moral character.
Li Kezhen was stunned when he heard Guan Luoyang's few words when he was trying to figure out the Secret Book of the Eight Demons and the Demonic Fire Flag.
He knew that this set of secret books and magic weapons came from the classical world view of gods and demons in "The Complete Biography of Jigong". In that world, Arhats, Bodhisattvas, true immortals in the upper world, etc. often had to reincarnate in the mortal world and go through tribulations to accumulate merits. .
Originally, he only regarded this kind of thing as a cultural background and didn't pay much attention to it. After hearing Guan Luoyang's words, he vaguely understood the true meaning.
The so-called concepts of the world of justice and the principles of human relations can actually be called legal principles.
Presumably, those true immortals and Bodhisattvas want to experience the vast concepts of Dharma from the small world of ordinary people, and constantly explore the root causes of life, old age, illness and death, wealth and poverty, so as to accumulate Taoism and gain great supernatural powers.
'No wonder the strong men in that world, even if they have the power to move mountains and seas, generally don't use world-shattering magical powers and just hang out in the world. '
'The eight demons know no restraint and use secret techniques to collect poisonous fire, snakes and scorpions from the earth, and practice this method of demonic fire flags. It seems to be ruthless enough to fight with the Arhats and True Immortals in the lower world, but in fact, it has deviated from it. After understanding the concept of Dharma and the Great Way of Heaven, it is reduced to a lower level. No wonder it can only be regarded as a heretic. '
The more Li Kezhen thought about it, the more frightened he became, and a sense of panic arose spontaneously, "But this man in black, after only reading the secret book of the Eight Demons that went astray, was able to trace the source and deduce the right path with the greatest future in the world's cultivation system." way. '
'In the end, in the end...'
Li Kezhen originally found out that he and others were only captured alive and not killed immediately, so he had some luck and calculation thoughts in his heart. But at this time, he really understood that he had no chance to stand up.
All those plans to deceive oneself and others have vanished into thin air, and they dare not appear again.
When Qiu Di looked at these five people, Guan Luoyang also cast his gaze over and said, "Although these five people can all be considered as members of the Tiangong camp, four of them know very limited things."
"As for the one who really comes from the Heavenly Palace, because of his advanced realm, it is basically impossible to dig out information that can be called secret."
Guan Luoyang smiled and said, "I originally wanted to put some restrictions on them and let them do some hard work on weekdays. When necessary, they would be sent to be used as dead soldiers, which would be considered a small atonement. But after reading the Secret Book of the Eight Demons, , I have another idea in mind."
Qiu Di half-understood what he heard and said, "What's the idea?"
"I will use their blood to sacrifice these eight Hunyuan demon fire flags, use demons to control demons, wash away all the heretical demonic thoughts, and give these eight banners their true colors. When the time comes, they can be used to transform the world and facilitate me. Learn something."
Guan Luoyang explained, "I already know a lot about the Earth Mother God Clan. Apart from anything else, I will never tolerate the behavior of the Ancient Ji Tiangong and Taiyuan Temple."
"If these two are not eliminated, I cannot feel at ease."
"But I didn't come early enough. Now the two of them have accumulated enough power. In order to regain their full strength, I'm afraid they are about to make a big move to change the world."
"I have to grow faster to be able to cope with the coming changes, otherwise..."
Otherwise, even if Yuanjun Temple really has noble morals and tries its best to appease the living beings, it will not be able to save many people in the face of earth-shaking changes.
Before Guan Luoyang finished speaking, Qiu Di sighed deeply.
This was exactly what he was worried about.
"but……"
Qiu Di couldn't help but said, "Listen to what you mean, after understanding the strength of the monarchs of the Earth Mother God Clan, do you still have a certain degree of confidence to compete with them?"
Guan Luoyang raised his eyebrows: "What we can show now is not the complete strength we should have. I will be a little slower, but I am sure to catch up."
The seven-star star with immortal Taoist heart may not actually show much advantage in a single system.
But for people like reincarnators who have access to multiple systems, at the seven-star level, the cultivation speed of those with immortal Taoist hearts can take advantage of them.
The combination of different systems, distinguishing the advantages and disadvantages, learning from each other's strengths, and integrating them all can shine beyond expectations.
"And you're wrong in one thing. I'm not planning to challenge them all. It would be too tiring."
Guan Luoyang said with a smile, "The so-called soldiers against soldiers, against generals, they have the same clan, and I also have the same clan here."
"Their kindred can quickly increase their combat power through resuscitation. I have also prepared a path for you to practice as quickly as possible."
Qiu Di was doubtful: "After all, we only have so much time, and most of our natural skills in martial arts are not as good as theirs. How can we catch up with them?"
"Don't underestimate yourself. Now that I have said it, I must be somewhat sure."
Guan Luoyang raised a finger and said with a smile, "The first requirement of this path is to abandon your Dharma..."
(End of chapter)
