The night in Shushan is still silent. From time to time, the chanting of Taoists can be heard, but it is obscured by the moonlight and the color of the mountains. The Jade Rabbit in the sky is covered by a group of gray clouds, and everything is dark. In this silence
At night, in the center of the palace, in front of the gate of the Patriarch's Hall, two dim candles were swaying in the silent night. They were only as big as a cup, emitting a faint light and looking like a ball of light.
Dark flame.
Suddenly, a bright golden light suddenly appeared in the Grandmaster's Hall. At the same time, there was a faint roar of pain.
The mysterious runes hidden in the main hall suddenly appeared. The light on these runes flickered on and off, as if they would be broken in the next moment. The ever-burning lamp in the main hall had long been extinguished, but the tablets on the altar were flickering on and off, and in the main hall.
The rune formations together emitted rays of light.
With a "clang" sound, the closed door was pushed open by Taoist Mingyu.
"snort."
Taoist Mingyu glanced around the main hall and saw the runes flickering. He immediately sneered. In a flash, he was already sitting on the futon in the main hall, clasped his hands together and started chanting scriptures.
As Taoist Mingyu muttered words, the already shaky runes seemed to be pulled by some kind of force, and finally gradually calmed down.
"My dear Mingyu, when I leave, I will cut your body into thousands of pieces, smash your bones and spread your ashes, and place your soul in an oil lamp to suffer for thousands of years."
A voice that seemed to come from the Nine Netherworld came from deep underground and kept ringing in this huge palace. However, this hateful voice was destined to go unanswered.
As time passed, the runes that had calmed down suddenly appeared again. There were even some runes that left the hall and were suspended in the air. They seemed to be pulled by some kind of force and kept pulling.
It seemed like it would break at any moment.
Taoist Mingyu, who was sitting cross-legged on the futon, was trembling violently, his eyebrows were furrowed, and sweat was dripping from his forehead.
"My dear Mingyu, you can't stop me. Just wait and die. Hahahaha."
These arrogant and gloomy words resounded throughout the entire hall, but the Taoist didn't pay attention to his meaning at all. But around him, there was a surging power, and the energy of heaven and earth around him was even stronger.
endlessly.
Poof!
At this moment, Taoist Mingyu seemed to have suffered a huge blow, and a stream of blood spurted out from his mouth, staining the runes suspended in mid-air.
The runes in the main hall were inspired by this blood essence, and seemed to have gained a powerful force. They suddenly retracted into the main hall and gradually disappeared.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, the poor Taoist is not dead yet. My Taoist friend's words are a little too premature."
Taoist Mingyu stood in the main hall and said with a sneer.
"My dear Mingyu, I want to see how many drops of essence and blood you can use. You are already at the end of your strength, and I want to see how long you can hold on."
After that the devil said that he didn't care about Taoist Mingyu anymore and only focused on breaking the restrictions in the Grandmaster's Hall.
The next moment, the spiritual tablets on the altar began to flicker with a faint green flame, as if they were burning with some kind of power. The flames grew stronger and stronger, and the last row of spiritual tablets gradually extinguished, and spider web-like cracks spread on the spiritual tablets.
.
Bang!
In the blink of an eye, the spirit tablet shattered into pieces, and the surrounding talismans also disappeared.
Seeing this scene, Taoist Mingyu also understood that the situation was now extremely critical. Immediately, another mouthful of blood spurted out, and the sword finger of his right hand wrote a bloody word "sealed" in the air, which was printed on the floor of the hall.
When the bloody word "Feng" fell on the ground, the surrounding formations trembled violently, and just when Taoist Mingyu wanted to make a last ditch effort, Xie Heng suddenly dodged and came.
Arrive at the Patriarch's Hall.
Seeing the densely packed runes in the hall, Xie Heng raised his eyebrows:
"Demon-suppressing and Demon-Suppressing Formation!"
Seeing that the Yuan Qi in Taoist Mingyu's body in front of him had been pushed to the limit. Xie Heng did not hesitate. With a move of his finger, a blue light shot out from his finger and pressed it towards Taoist Mingyu's forehead.
As Xie Heng's Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi poured into Taoist Mingyu's body, Taoist Mingyu's body was slowly recovering.
At the same time, Xie Heng pointed his left hand together into a sword, pouring his power into the formation that was about to be broken, and the sealing talisman also disappeared.
After Xie Heng intervened, the underground demon finally let out an earth-shattering roar. The roar resounded through Shu Mountain, startling the birds in the sky and people in their dreams.
It's just that the sound came and went away faster. The people who were awakened thought it was like a nightmare and ignored it.
After the formation stabilized, Taoist Mingyu opened his eyes and saw Xie Hengzheng looking concerned, and couldn't help but said gratefully:
"Thank you, fellow Taoist. If it hadn't been for fellow Taoist's intervention, this evildoer would have escaped from prison, and Shushan would have suffered as well."
"Brother Mingyu, there is no need to be polite. I am also in Qingyang Palace. Since you are in trouble, I will naturally help you. But now that you are seriously injured, you need to take a good rest."
Saying that, Xie Heng took out a small white jade bottle from his treasure bag, handed it to him, and said:
"Fellow Taoist, after taking this elixir, the Great Zhoutian will circulate the energy of heaven and earth, and you will be back to your original state in a few days."
Taoist Mingyu saw that Xie Heng did not ask about the monsters in the seal formation, but was worried about his own safety. He couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, and said weakly:
"Pindao will go back to heal his injuries first. After he recovers, he will definitely tell you the truth about what happened here. Please don't blame me, my friends."
"It's okay, it's okay, fellow Taoist, please do."
After watching Taoist Mingyu leave, Xie Heng turned around and looked into the Patriarch's Hall.
"I didn't expect it to have the power of incense. It seems that Qingyang Palace is not as ordinary and simple as it seems on the surface."
He couldn't help but shook his head, turned around and walked towards Ningbi Cliff.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the third twilight season of midsummer. Outside the Qingwei Villa on Ningbi Cliff, the voice of Taoist Mingyu reached the ears of Xie Heng, who was meditating.
"Fellow Taoist Xie Heng, poor Taoist Mingyu is here to visit. Please meet me."
Squeak~
"Fellow Taoist Mingyu, please."
Xie Heng leaned forward and opened the door.
Qingwei Courtyard is still peaceful, except for the chirping of cranes and the play of children from time to time, making the place even more peaceful.
"Fellow Taoist, Pindao came here specifically to express his gratitude for what happened one month ago. Thank you very much for your help at that time. Pindao is very grateful."
Taoist Mingyu said this and bowed to Xie Heng.
"Fellow Taoist Mingyu, you're too polite. You and I are both practitioners, so why should we be like this? Please sit down."
Seeing his calm expression, Taoist Mingyu secretly admired him: "It's really remarkable that he has such determination at such a young age."
Then he spoke:
"I think fellow Taoist must also have some doubts in his heart. The reason why Pindao came here this time is about the seal."
Xie Heng nodded slightly.
"Hey, the thing sealed in this magic sealing formation is the Storm Blood Thunder Rat that brought trouble to Western Shu thousands of years ago."
"Wind and Cloud Blood Thunder Rat?"
Xie Heng said with a surprised look on his face.
"Yes. It's this monster."
"This monster was the founder of our sect in Qingyang Palace. Changmei Zhenren subdued him and sealed him in Shushan. Later, in order to seal him permanently so that he would not cause harm to the world, Changmei Zhenren opened a sect in Shushan.
The establishment established the Qingyang Palace."
When Taoist Mingyu talked about the history of Shushan, his face was full of sighs, as if he was lamenting a great battle that year.
Hearing Taoist Mingyu tell the story of that year, Xie Heng was also filled with tears.
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, Chang Mei Zhenren was able to suppress this beast and save the people of Western Shu from the troubles caused by demons. It can be said to be an immeasurable merit."
"I'm just a little confused. From my humble opinion, that formation should be blessed by the power of incense, right?"
Although Xie Heng's tone was questioning, his expression was indeed very determined.
"My friend, I know that there is indeed the power of incense in this sealing formation. Moreover, it is the incense power of my Qingyang Palace that has been continuous for thousands of years, blessing the formation."
When Xie Heng heard what Taoist Mingyu said, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said indifferently:
"Please, fellow Taoist, clarify my doubts."
Seeing Xie Heng's behavior, Taoist Mingyu didn't take it seriously and said to himself:
"Back then, Patriarch Longmei subdued this evil beast and sealed it with a great sealing and demon-slaying formation. However, this monster is inherently different from humans. It has extremely tenacious vitality and is always ready to break through the seal and leave."
"In order to be able to seal it here forever, Master Changmei often had to sit cross-legged in the center of the formation, recite sutras for him and strengthen the seal. As time went by, Master Changmei was even more worried because of the fierce battle with this monster.
He was seriously injured at the time, and he transformed into an immortal and passed away not long after."
"With the emergence of the Patriarch, the cultivation level of the second generation disciples in Qingyang Palace is simply not comparable to that of the Patriarch. There is a risk that the sealing demon-subduing array will be broken at any time."
"Finally, the second-generation founder Yunxiao Zhenren used secret methods to seduce the people of Xishu to believe in Taoism, absorb the power of incense, and use the trace of soul attached to the ancestor's tablet as a medium to guide the power of incense into the sealing demon-subduing array, and the seal was sealed from then on.
The formation has finally been stabilized."
When Xie Heng heard about the methods of the second-generation ancestor, he couldn't help but marvel in his heart, and then sighed and said:
"With such fantastic ideas, Master Yunxiao is truly a genius of a generation."
After hearing such praise from Xie Heng, Taoist Mingyu had a bitter look on his face and said hoarsely:
"The second-generation Patriarch is indeed a wonderful person, but he has brought huge troubles to Qingyang Palace."
"Oh, I would like to hear the details."
"At the beginning, the second-generation Patriarch never imagined that using the power of all living beings to bless this great formation would not only strengthen the great formation, but also greatly enhance the cultivation and strength of this evildoer.
improvement.”
"What the second-generation founder didn't expect was that as the power of the incense was integrated into the formation, the sealing formation was indeed reinforced, and there was no need to reinforce and suppress it all the time."
"But as time goes by, for some reason, the strength of this monster is getting stronger and stronger, as if it is swallowing the power of incense. In the past hundred years or so, it has become even more unstoppable.
It seems like it can be broken out at any time."
Having said this, Taoist Mingyu also showed a bit of worry on his face.
When Xie Heng heard this, he was horrified. He suddenly remembered something that his master accidentally said when he was in Kunlun: Incense is poisonous.
Xie Heng kept thinking about what Taoist Master Xuancheng said about incense. After a long time, he looked at the sad Taoist Mingyu, sighed and said:
"Fellow Taoist, Xie has probably guessed why the Storm Blood Thunder Rat's cultivation is getting stronger and stronger."
"Huh? Fellow Taoist, what are you talking about? Do you know the reason?"
Taoist Mingyu looked nervous, stared at Xie Heng closely with a pair of turbid old eyes, and asked nervously.
Just listen to Xie Heng say slowly:
"My master once mentioned that all the power of incense in the world is generated by the believers' desires in their hearts, and the desires in their hearts are obsessions and desires."
"This obsession and desire will form a mysterious force. The stronger the obsession, the stronger the desire, the stronger the power of incense will be."
"Xie thought that the reason why the Storm Blood Thunder Rat's cultivation level increased instead of falling as the sealing time became longer, is that it used some secret method to swallow up the complicated human thoughts in the power of incense and use it to fuel
Cultivation."
"It's just that after devouring these distracting thoughts for a long time, it's a miracle that I didn't go crazy and explode to death."
After hearing Xie Heng's explanation of the power of incense, Taoist Mingyu finally understood the entire problem that had troubled Qingyang Palace for nearly ten thousand years. There was no surprise in his heart, but instead, he was deeply worried.
This Fengyun Blood Thunder Rat has devoured the power of incense and thoughts for nearly ten thousand years in the underground of Qingyang Palace. How far has its cultivation level reached now? If the seal is broken, no one will be able to control it.
Thinking of this, Taoist Mingyu asked softly:
"Fellow Taoist, I wonder if there is a way to prevent this evildoer from continuing to absorb the power of incense?"
Listening to Taoist Mingyu's questions, Xie Heng also put his forehead in thought and thought to himself:
I am determined not to let the monster absorb the power of incense, otherwise sooner or later it will be a huge disaster. How to resolve the current crisis really needs to be carefully considered.
In the Qingwei Courtyard, sandalwood scented the air, and the two of them were meditating silently. Xie Heng's fingers on his left hand kept rubbing them, obviously thinking about something.
Suddenly Xie Heng's eyes flashed, and the sadness on his face disappeared, replaced by excitement. He turned to Taoist Mingyu and said:
"Fellow Taoist, Xie has a method that may work. Please help, fellow Taoist."
Taoist Mingyu was also surprised and asked:
"Fellow Taoist, please tell me that I will try my best."
Hearing this, Xie Heng chuckled and said:
"Fellow Taoist, don't be nervous. I just need you to help protect the Dharma. You don't need to do anything else."
"I wonder what you are going to do?"
"Fellow Taoist will know when the time comes."
Taoist Mingyu saw Xie Heng looking like he had a pearl of wisdom in his hands, he couldn't help but feel calm, bowed and said:
"On behalf of all the people in Qingyang Palace, I would like to thank my fellow Taoists for their help."