So, what kind of demon is the "master" of Lanruo Temple?
Actually, he is not a very powerful character, Yi Yao Daoer.
This guy was originally a statue of the Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable in a small Taoist temple at the foot of Kunlun Fairy Mountain. Because he had been incense for hundreds of years, he became a spirit.
Some people may wonder, can Buddha statues become essence?
In theory... it is impossible, because no matter whether it is a Taoist statue or a Buddha statue, it is considered a clone that receives incense on behalf of the deity, and will not be able to have spiritual consciousness on its own.
But there is something wrong with this statue of Lingbao Tianzun - the materials are "different".
Generally speaking, the materials used to create Buddha statues are mainly copper, because copper is not easy to corrode and looks noble in color. After casting, the appearance is closer to what the gods and Buddhas call "golden bodies".
Of course, gold... also meets the above conditions, and it is better, but the problem is that gold is too expensive. For example, a large Buddha statue can be coated with a layer of gold on the surface. If the whole lord is made of gold, even the royal family may not be willing to do so.
Similarly, silver-cast Buddha statues almost do not exist. Moreover, silver is not only expensive, but also easily corrodes and discolors.
There are iron-cast Buddha statues, but the surfaces need to be coated, otherwise they will rust over time.
In addition, there are Buddha statues made of wood, jade, ivory, etc., but these materials are usually carved into smaller figures for various reasons and should not be made larger.
So, what material is this "Lingbao Heavenly Venerable Statue" made of?
This is a weird thing - a meteorite.
A piece of meteorite that looked like a brass thief after landing, was dug out many years later...
The person who dug it out didn't know that it was a meteorite, and even more so what a "meteorite" was. Later, after some twists and turns, this thing was carved into a "Statue of Lingbao Tianzun".
But this "stone beyond the sky" is not a thing in this world, so even if it is carved into a statue of a god, it cannot be the "censor" of a god.
So, it can bear the incense and belongs to itself.
What is incense? Incense is karma.
Do you think people go to temples to burn incense and worship Buddha to pray for world peace? Is that possible?
Most people who seek God and Buddha worship seek wealth, sex, children, fame, or fame, or pray for illness and disaster...
Some people ask for relatives and friends, but more for themselves.
So why don’t the gods bless you? If he really agrees to you, won’t he become a gangster?
Oh, if you give me the incense money, I have to help you with your business? When you look back, you think my place is not working, so you will kill and robbery and get the matter done. Then go to the office of God's next door to find his priest to confess and ask the priest to forgive you on their boss?
So you can feel at ease?
You are good at being a good person and be worthy of your conscience when doing things, and no one should ask for it. Isn’t that good?
In short, "incense" is not so easy to digest, because it often carries people's dirty and selfish desires; if it weren't for the true immortal and true Buddha, you wouldn't be able to withstand this.
Therefore, this "meteorite-casting statue of the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Lord" has become a fairy after being incense for hundreds of years.
When he turned into a human form, he was an old Taoist image: a tall man, with a thin body, wearing a black Taoist robe, a Taoist crown, a Shen-shaped face, purple face, green eyes, long hair and long beard, and black hair.
In the evening, you will see such a product from a distance from the street, which will make you scared and turn your head and take a detour.
This demonic Taoist also gave himself a name, called "Tongchen Daojun", because the real Lingbao Heavenly Lord is "Yuchen Daojun". Tongchen felt that: I can live today because I rely on other people's incense, out of respect... I will use this name to express it.
Otherwise, how could this fairy become a stone? She has low emotional intelligence. How could you respect this kind of name? She is trying to die.
So, how did this Tongchen Daojun, who lives at the foot of Kunlun Fairy Mountain, come to Lanruo Temple?
This has to be back more than thirty years ago...
At that time, it was still a period when the "Four Thieves" were more active in the world. One day, the four brothers happened to pass by the Taoist temple where Tongchen Taoist Lord was and spent the night here.
Tong Chen knew at a glance that these four people had bad intentions and their desires were far superior to ordinary people. Among them, the "Zhuge Thief" Lan Shuoli was the most bizarre. He didn't like to eat, love sex, and even didn't love money, but he liked those strange things very much.
So Tong Chen used some tricks to use the "illusion" to cause Lan Shuoli to lose direction in the Taoist temple, and finally he "inadvertently" picked up a statue of Lingbao Tianzun in the back hall of the Taoist temple, which was slightly larger than his palm.
This statue was undoubtedly transformed by Tong Chen, which is consistent with his original appearance, except that the size and weight have been reduced a lot.
Although Tong Chen's magic power is good, he is a "dead object and transformed into a demon". He is not as easy to change places as animals. Originally, he could not leave the Taoist temple with his own strength, and could only move within the Taoist temple and its surrounding areas, but with the help of Lan Shuoli, he could run around.
Not long after that, Lan Shuoli and his three brothers came to Lanruo Temple because of their enemies' pursuit.
As soon as he got here, Tong Chen felt that there was almost endless resentment and demonic energy here, but this power was conquered by some kind of Taoist method under the island in the middle of the lake and could not all flow to the outside world.
Tong Chen couldn't resist the temptation of this power, so he used his illusion to make the four thieves and those who were chasing him die here so that he could settle here.
Since then, Tongchen Daojun became the "master" of Lanruo Temple.
For the past thirty years, he has been trying to find ways to unlock the Taoist technique that suppresses this place...
In fact, when Taizu chased Yelu Baoqi on the bank of the Xi River more than two hundred years ago, the blood and energy of the wicked souls of thousands of subordinates of the latter had loosened the seal here, causing a lot of demonic energy that was at the bottom of the river to leak out.
Therefore, after these thirty years, Tongchen is one step away from uncovering the seal. This step requires several "live sacrifices" with strong yang energy and sufficient essence to make a successful move.
By chance, a ship came on the Tianwu River...
Among the people on the boat, four happened to meet this condition, namely Lei Buji, Xie Run, Sun Yixie, and Huang Donglai.
The opportunity was rare, Tong Chen immediately cast a spell, stirring up troubles, and leading everyone to the island, which led to all the previous strange phenomena...
Of course, Tong Chen has certain conditions to "catch people" or "kill people". His main ability is not to fight, but to create hallucinations; these hallucinations themselves are not strong, but if he adds the "ghost firewood" energy he has refined from human bones, it can become very real.
As long as the person who is illusioned has his willpower defeated by fear, he will fall into the hands of Tongchen.
Previously, when Lei Buji went to find Chai He alone, he was the first to be caught because he was alone and was not very mature.
Then, Tong Chen used a paper man with a spirit to replace Lei Buji, holding a handful of "Ghost Chai" to harm others.
The squad merchant was the first to be hit because only he really "slept", and after sleeping, he could not wake up on his own by sucking in the smoke of "ghost firewood". So, when everyone was experiencing the first "blood tide" illusion, Tong Chen also captured the squad merchant and replaced it with a paper man.
Unexpectedly, at this time, someone cast a spell in the distance and used the "bell" in the Taoist temple where Tong Chen was before to break his first level of illusion.
Tong Chen quickly made a temporary adjustment and used the paper man who replaced the traveler to perform a "dead-headed show" for everyone to see. After the fake Lei Buji was caught, he quickly formed a "medicine bottle" and a bundle of "steel wire" based on the "commentary" of Sun and Huang not long ago, trying to gain some time.
He thought that next, Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Xie Run would continue to insist on the idea of ​​"those are all people pretending to be ghosts" to interrogate the fake Lei Buji, and then continue to inhale the fireworks of ghost firewood in the process.
Unexpectedly... Sun Yixie immediately thought of Chai He having a problem and shouted to put out the fire.
Although Tian Wude's sudden action still won Tongchen another chance to unfold the illusion, in the end, Xie Run's courage, Sun Huang's luck and despicable aura, coupled with the second round of bell ringing from afar... finally broke his "skill".
At this point, Tong Chen was so angry that he had appeared in the back hall directly, casting magic tricks and setting up plans, preparing to lure Sun, Huang, and Xie into the process of dealing with the three of them.
When you see this, someone may ask, where has the scholar Kong Hengji gone?
He didn't go anywhere, he was still in the temple.
Just in the few dozen seconds when Shuangxie ran out of the hall but had not yet met Xie Run, Kong Hengji was also trapped in an illusion; because his willpower was very weak, he fell almost instantly, and then he was "hooked away" by Tong Chen and walked into the depths of the temple from the back of the hall.
Actually, the main reason why this scholar survived until now is that Tong Chen didn't take him seriously since the beginning...
Although this kid is poor now, his family used to have some money, and he learned to visit the kilns when he was just a teenager. Didn’t he mention the kind of sour scholar who likes to go to brothels to find a sense of existence? Kong Hengji is definitely one.
But the good times didn't last long. Kong Hengji's parents died of illness a few years ago. After that, he quickly squandered his fair share of his wealthy ancestral property.
Just as he was about to sit and eat, Kong Hengji thought of going away to visit his relatives, so he happened to appear on the boat today.
However, Kong Hengji is a narrow-minded person and even a bit vicious. In addition, his body is not good, and his yin and yang are weak, so he is not even qualified to be a living sacrifice. Tong Chen has not touched him because he is worthless. Not only can he not help others, but he may become a burden and cause trouble.
But since it was at this last juncture, there was no need for Tong Chen to keep him anymore. Even if he could "use" it, he should use it...
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The sky is getting darker.
Although it was already very dark when everyone entered the temple, it was at least during the day. No matter how strong the wind and rain were, it would not be as if it were not visible.
But now, it was obviously at night, and the surroundings were so dark that they could not see anything. Xie Run, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were bound to ignite the fire.
But... they dare not use the candles in the temple directly, or even any piece of wood here.
After thinking about it, Sun Yixie had an idea: the three of them took off the dead Tian Wude's clothes, tore them into cloth strips and wringed them out, then poured them on the medicinal wine in his medicine box, and then used Brother Sun's trident to split the scholar's bookcase and the pedestal merchant's box, and obtained a lot of wood.
In this way, they used these materials from outside the temple to successfully make several simple torches, and then ignite them with the fire folds they brought with them, which made the lighting work.
Then, under the leadership of Xie Run, the three of them walked out from the back of the hall and went to the depths of Lanruo Temple...
It is said that if a big man with a strong martial arts skills like Xie Run is in front of him, Sun and Huang should not be very panicked, but to be honest, if you consider that you are dealing with "demons and ghosts", the role of martial arts will become a bit difficult to say. After all, no matter how powerful you are in the Golden Bell Cover, you cannot prevent non-physical attacks, right?
Xie Run himself is also very clear about this, so he is very cautious now, and he is wary of any changes that may occur at any time every step.
The rain is still falling.
The autumn rain is very cold.
Although the sound of rain is pleasant, it will also cover many undetectable noises in the dark.
In the flashing fire, three trance figures were reflected on the mottled and dilapidated temple corridor, like twisted ghosts.
In this terrifying and depressing atmosphere, even when people look at their own shadows, their scalp will be numb.
The three of them walked through the "three-entry" yard and came to the entrance of a building that was about the size of the hall. There was a plaque hanging on the door with two big characters written on it - "Danfang".
Without having to go in, the three of them knew that there must be something wrong here, because when they walked from the hall, all the scenery they saw was already dilapidated after "breaking the illusion", only this room... still looks brand new; more than that, through the doors and windows, the three of them could see that the elixir room was brightly lit, and there seemed to be a burst of human voices coming from it.
"Brother Xie, that's it." Sun Yixie said.
Xie Run snorted coldly, and his tiger eyes stared at the door of the alchemy room: "Hmph, that's right, I think the demonic energy is soaring here."
"Then... are we going in directly?" Huang Donglai asked again.
"What else can you do? Anyway, it's like stretching your head and shrinking it." Xie Run said this, as if he had thought of something, and his tone changed slightly, "Two brothers, are you afraid, are you?"
"Ha... I'm afraid, I'm a little scared." Sun Yixie's answer was very sincere, "But for the sake of my brother, I have to do it with the other side even if I'm afraid."
"That's right." Huang Donglai also continued, "If we leave our brothers here and run away, how can we gain a foothold in the world in the future?"
Although Shuang Xie felt so weak at this moment, they still stood there with their teeth.
People in this world are sometimes so interesting.
Some people, on weekdays, look outstanding in character, hypocritical, and speak beautiful words; when they have the advantage, they all "preside over justice", stand on the moral high ground and pick on other people's behavior, but when they are not dominant, they walk faster than anyone else and keep their mouths tighter than anyone else.
There are also some people who are careless on weekdays, have no right shape, or even idle or steal... The words they say are not nice, and they give people the impression of being a second-rate person; but at a critical moment, when facing big troubles, such people can stick to the bottom line, and even if they put life and death aside, they have to choose to do the right thing.
Who do you think is the "hero"?
And in the eyes of the world, who is more like a "hero"?
"Okay! Just say these two words, you two friends, Xie, have made a decision!" At present, Xie Run's evaluation of Sun and Huang is obviously quite high. "Even if you die here today, if you have two companions on the road to the underworld, Xie will not be in vain for his life!"
After saying that, Xie Run didn't wait for Shuangxie to be polite to him, and turned around and kicked open the door of the Dan Room.
At this moment, what Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were thinking: This person is so good at flagging. It’s okay if you say you’re dead, but you still have to say that we will be your company? Isn’t it good to live like a mother? Let’s go out together and then you invite us to dinner?
Of course, they didn't have time to complain.
At this moment, the door of the Dan Room opened, and there were bright lights inside, and the sound of orioles and swallows were singing.
At the first glance, the three of them saw several rows of tables put together and placed there, with delicacies piled up on them; there were some animals in the mountains, bird's clouds, fish and sheep on the land, monkey heads, bird's nests, sharks fins, bear's paws and dried scallops, deer tail tips... What are flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water... I won't say anything anymore, everyone is familiar with the words, and I'm not sure if I'll follow the whole paragraph behind "reporting for a dish name", but you may want to kill me.
In short, the delicacies and delicious wine and dishes are all filled with them; not only that, there are other things besides the banquet...
Seeing this, I believe you can also guess that "other" refers to women.
Not an ordinary woman - a beauty, more than a dozen beauties who are ashamed of the moon and are charming.
They were all wearing very fabric-saving clothes, laughing and drinking under the beautiful lights, and posing.
And among the crowd, there was also a familiar face, that is, the scholar Kong Hengji.
At this moment, Kong Hengji was sitting at the table, hugging two beautiful ladies on the left and right; the one on the left feeds him a drink, and the one on the right feeds him a glass of wine... Judging from his expression, it can be described in a sentence that Brother Sun often said to describe his current state - he was so happy.
"Oh, this monster has something to do." Huang Donglai glanced at the door and immediately recited.
"Ha... I guess they are some paper people again." Xie Run is a boy skill and has good concentration. He is still very calm when he sees this scene, just sneering.
Before they finished speaking, Sun Yixie turned sideways and squeezed past Xie Run and rushed into the house first.
Chapter completed!