Chapter 630: The Reversed Perception of the Status Quo of the Outside World
Chapter 630 The current situation of the outside world, reversed cognition
Chaotic movements echoed in the cave, with dozens of figures leaning on each other, each holding a torch high, letting the sparks burn their hands.
They wore black robes and their waists were covered with brass metal ornaments, many of which were stained with blood.
The shapes of the jewelry are twisted and deformed monsters, and there are obvious traces of sand polishing on the surface. It has obviously been used for at least several months.
In the cave, the atmosphere was terrifyingly depressing.
They looked at each other in silence, their faces covered by black robes, as if they were deliberately hiding something.
After a while, the leading middle-aged man stood up and walked to the center of the cave holding a torch. The fire suddenly illuminated the area within five meters.
I saw an altar made of piled gravel sitting in the cave, with a thick layer of blood on the surface, giving it a disgusting color.
There are also a large number of animal bones and a few human bones placed around the altar. The bones are extremely twisted and deformed.
Obviously, although the altar was temporarily built, sacrifices often appeared.
The middle-aged man stepped on the ground with his right foot and made a strange tone in his mouth, causing everyone to stand up and make the same movement.
Against the background of the flames, the Taoist priest Wuzhuangguan knelt on the ground.
He knows that the more difficult he is, the less he can be soft-hearted.
In the shadow of death, they began to use self-mutilation to pray to the Earth Ancestor. Outside the cave, the Taoist soldiers laughed wildly and paid no attention to the so-called Earth Ancestor.
The cave was silent except for the sound of heavy breathing. Gao Miaozhu kept walking around in the cave, his expression becoming more and more anxious.
After the finger bones were filled with light for more than half an hour, the cave fell into silence again. Everyone closed their eyes and felt the difference in themselves.
"Understood, sir."
The gloom on Gao Miaozhu's face has been wiped away. In his opinion, after entering Taoism with the help of immortal bones, he can fully protect himself.
They secretly admired the painful wails of the Wuzhuangguan Taoist priests and discussed how they should go to the city to spend money after receiving military honors.
"Sir Sui, those deceitful Taoist priests from Wuzhuang Temple have all come out of the rat holes!"
Daochang Lu woke up first.
Unfortunately, the immortal bones are scattered all over the place, and trying to find them is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Huha..."
Daochang Lu couldn't suppress his fear and couldn't help lying on the ground and retching.
It was dark outside at this time, and hundreds of Taoist soldiers, ready to go, were scattered in the jungle.
Konoe nodded, but couldn't help but look at Gao Miaozhu and others.
While sitting cross-legged and meditating, Lu Daochang nodded and said, "This section of the immortal bone is called Qingming. It was transformed from the dream of the Earth Ancestor. You can obtain the Dream Immortal breath from the Earth Ancestor."
The alienation on the black-robed man's body gradually faded away due to the relationship between his finger bones.
Those bones are also the little finger bones, which happen to be the last two joints. They are the same as the joints that Daochang Lu found and belong to the right hand.
"I don't want to die."
He noticed that Wu Jian's body was hanging on a tree not far away, which showed that the Taoist soldiers had no intention of letting any Wuzhuangguan Taoist priests go.
It's incredible. No wonder some people say that being evil is a shortcut to becoming an immortal.
"I see."
"Gaomiaozhu, can the immortals really respond to our requests?"
The Tao soldiers of the Three Dao Ancestors and the Tao priests of the Wuzhuang Temple are completely two extremes.
Daochang Lu put his index finger into his mouth, took out the bullet stuck between his teeth, and removed the dirt on the surface with a pinch of his fingers.
After the phalanges are clean as new, they are placed on a disc made of brass.
"Attack with fire and turn them into ashes."
The Taoist soldiers laughed unbridled, not caring about the threat from Wuzhuang Temple, and at the same time, they kept approaching the entrance of the cave.
He opened his eyes and looked around. After seeing everyone's apparently ordinary appearance, his eyes were bloodshot and tears could not stop flowing down.
Dreamlike light and shadow emanated from the gaps between the finger bones, and various fungi in the cave grew rapidly, and soon grew to half a meter in size.
They did not choose to open their eyes and skillfully covered their naked bodies, as if their appearance was some kind of indescribable monster in the eyes of others.
"Dizu, why should we die in this cave?"
Gao Miaozhu supported the figure, and an unpleasant smell of blood hit his face, which showed that the figure was seriously injured.
"This immortal bone is placed in the Confucius Temple in Li County. It is really... difficult to obtain. I used my own disciples to offer sacrifices to get some opportunities."
They roared like wild beasts and shook the torches vigorously.
Moreover, the Earth Ancestor's Dream Immortal aura is very suitable for traveling in secret.
"Are you doubting me or the Earth Ancestor?"
However, the Taoist soldiers looked extremely deformed, made entirely of beasts and humans, with rotten flesh constantly peeling off as they walked.
Gaomiao Zhu shuddered. At that time, Taoist Master Lu had taken away more than twenty disciples before leaving, but they all died in Confucius Temple.
The blood mixed with spores flows throughout the body and eventually converges on the heart, causing the heart to undergo unusual changes.
"Bold, do you know the Earth Ancestor..."
Gao Miaozhu lay weakly on the ground, his stomach churning involuntarily.
"Where is Wu Jian?!!"
"Look at them, they don't even dare to reveal their true faces, which shows that they have long lost their human form."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Lu Daoren's kidneys also have traces of immortality, indicating that he has been in contact with other immortal bones and has gained strength.
Taoist soldiers are severely alienated, but they think they are normal; Taoist priests are slightly alienated, but they are afraid of seeing the same kind of appearance.
Most of the Taoist priests present were killed or injured. They tried to rush out under the leadership of Taoist Master Lu, but they quickly retreated into the cave.
The men in black robes took a deep breath and looked at the finger bones with burning eyes.
A few days ago, they were a group of ordinary farmers who were forced to die. Driven by the remnants of Wuzhuang Temple, they are now embarking on the path of spiritual practice.
"Earth Ancestor, save me!!"
While everyone was busy, Wu Jian took advantage of their closed eyes and lack of attention, and the lack of light source in the cave to quietly leave the cave.
Everyone said in unison: "We use our flesh and blood to worship the ancestors of the earth."
Monsters seem to be covered with plant roots and are located deep in the earth, absorbing nutrients from the soil and giving birth to twisted things.
The fungus released spores and penetrated into the body of the man in black robe.
Judging from the appearance of Lu Daoren, there are very few traces of alienation. There are only fish gill-like organs on the neck, which are almost the same as the mortals before the disaster.
After Mr. Sui gave the order, dry firewood was piled at the entrance of the cave. The flames were quickly ignited, and the thick smoke was poured inside under the influence of the wind direction.
Bang bang bang...
He stared at the mural blankly until the skinny man next to him asked softly.
However, as long as you get the immortal bones, all sacrifices are meaningful.
Only after the immortal bones are completely gathered can the immortal bones be transformed into an immortal body. Then, only the Great Zhoutian that circulates the dream immortal aura can steadily improve one's own cultivation level.
"Since Qingming is here, it will be easier for us to get rid of the pursuers."
Immediately, Gao Miaozhu took off his Taoist robe, revealing his alienated body with only his chest, and then picked up the brass knife washed with blood.
There is actually a fingertip bone of the little finger hidden in the projectile. The whole thing is like agar-agar white jade, emitting a faint light in the cave.
Daoren Lu immediately packed up his things, but as soon as he finished speaking, he froze in place.
After a long time, the cave returned to calm.
Gao Miaozhu asked with a wry smile, but Taoist Lu shook his head in denial.
Only Daochang Lu, apart from his colorful heart, his kidneys seemed to be shrouded in gray Yin Qi, causing his abdomen to be covered with frost.
The gun barrel spurted out scorching flames, and the copper beads battered the Taoist priest's body with holes. Even with the blessing of the Dream Fairy's breath, he was as fragile as a mantis' arm blocking a car in front of the Taoist soldiers.
Mr. Sui said in a contemptuous tone: "It's just the remnant of evil spirits, why do you need to make such a fuss?"
They half-knelt on the ground, clasped their hands and continued to recite scriptures. Even hunger and fatigue could not make the men in black robes move even half a step.
I don’t know how long it had passed, but there was a sound of metal hitting stones outside the cave, with a frequency of three long and two short, which lasted for several minutes.
The grotesque Taoist soldiers looked on with cold eyes and sealed the path to the entrance of the cave with weapons.
Gao Miaozhu was like a wild cat whose tail had been stepped on. The cowardice in his eyes was gone, and he stared at the opponent sharply.
The leader of the Taoist soldiers was over two meters tall and was made entirely of rancid rotten meat. His simple armor could only protect part of his body, exposing the wriggling large intestine in his abdomen to the air.
"Becoming an immortal and attaining the Tao."
Thick smoke billowed from the corridor of the cave, and it was obvious that the pursuers were already outside, intending to smoke out the rats like them with smoke.
"Do we have any chance of winning?"
"put."
Several of them cried with joy, slashed their wrists with sharp brass knives, soaked the altar with blood, and sang praises to the immortal god named Earth Ancestor.
Even Mr. Sui didn't realize that the movement in the cave disappeared too quickly.
"Well...fortunately I did not disgrace my life."
Gao Miaozhu woke up after realizing it, picked up the finger bone and carefully swallowed it into his belly.
He gritted his teeth and stabbed into his abdomen, cutting open the flesh and stomach, and took out something from inside.
"It's bad. We must hurry up and leave. Wu Jian may have changed his family and believed in the Three Dao Ancestors."
Taoist Master Lu did not hesitate to cut off his little finger and wash the immortal bone with the blood from his fingertip. He could not help but mutter to himself enthusiastically: "For the coming of the Earth Ancestor, the Earth Ancestor will eventually come."
After a few brief moments of calm, the things in the cave suddenly floated into suspension, and an invisible aura of terror emanated from the finger bones.
The men in black robes showed expressions of enjoyment. Their injuries were recovering rapidly, and Gao Miaozhu and Taoist Lu were no longer weak.
Only a crisp sound was heard, and the little finger bones fit together to form a complete finger.
Mr. Sui looked at a group of rats crossing the street, turned sideways and warned the guard next to him: "After you get back the evil bones, remember to separate a section and keep them. Evil cultivators will come and die."
They rushed out of the cave, and if they waited any longer to let the pursuers know the layout of the cave from Wu Jian, there might be no chance at all.
boom!!!
Immediately afterwards, all the torches were extinguished in unison, and the finger bones became colorful.
Gao Miaozhu was ecstatic, and quickly came to the entrance of the cave, took out a brass rod from his arms, and responded to the knocking at different frequencies.
Taoist Master Lu took off the Taoist robe that had adhered to his skin, and the pain made him hoarse and grin.
Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of chanting sutras.
"Huha..."
"Wu Jian."
Gao Miaozhu spent a lot of effort to find the Qingming Immortal Bone.
Gao Miaozhu narrowed his eyes and squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Evil spirit."
Unlike the Taoist priests at Wuzhuang Temple who covered their bodies, they wore light leather armor and held long brass knives in their hands.
The ceremony lasted for several hours, but the altar obviously lacked statues for worship. It might be the gods they believed in and could not be identified with the naked eye.
After hiding in the cave for several months, all supplies had been exhausted. All Gao Miaozhu could do was to use his faith to suppress the pain in his body and wait for a turnaround.
They aimed their cannon barrels at the Taoist priests at Wuzhuangguan. The latter looked fearful, obviously deeply afraid of the magical weapons held by the Taoist soldiers.
Gao Miaozhu did not hesitate and activated the Dream Immortal aura unfamiliarly. The other men in black robes followed suit and a colorful mist enveloped them.
The sounds outside the cave disappeared immediately, and a figure walked towards Gaomiao Zhu in embarrassment. As soon as he reached the entrance of the cave, he staggered and fell to the ground.
Daochang Lu's throat was hoarse, blood was constantly flowing from the corners of his mouth, and from time to time he could hear a few uncontrollable coughs.
Wu Jian couldn't help but glance at his phalanges, pretending to follow the chanting scriptures, but in fact he was hiding the greed in his eyes.
Gao Miaozhu weakly picked up the finger bones and let the bones touch each other.
Gao Miaozhu said equally piously: "Yes, for the coming of Earth Ancestor."
"I...I don't know..."
They stared in fascination, their eyes filled with unconcealable reverence.
According to rumors, the Earth Ancestor once descended to earth and traveled around the world, leaving behind a total of twelve bones. Once obtained, one can accept the Earth Ancestor's inheritance and enter Taoism.
It is said that if you come into contact with the twelve kinds of immortal bones of the Earth Ancestor, you can attain enlightenment and become an immortal.
Gao Miaozhu asked in a questioning voice, and grabbed the woman next to him with a bright face.
Against the backdrop of the firelight, patterns were looming on the stone wall, which turned out to be strange and inexplicable monsters.
It wasn't until the rest of the people showed signs of waking up that Taoist Master Lu braced himself up and warned in a cold voice: "Accepting the Earth Ancestor's creation, your body will naturally move closer to the Earth Ancestor. You should all know the rules of Wuzhuang Temple, right?"
All the men in black robes looked at Taoist Master Lu, who stood tremblingly beside the stone wall, and then opened his Taoist robe.
The leading middle-aged man was the only one with his eyes open. His expression was slightly sad, and his arms behind his back could not help but tremble slightly.
"It really is an immortal bone. He has become an immortal. He is about to become an immortal."
Daochang Lu grabbed Gao Miaozhu's shoulders and said in a deep voice: "Don't throw away the Qingming Immortal Bones. We will protect you and fight out. Whether you can break out of the siege depends on the blessing of the Earth Ancestor."
"Daozhang Lu, you should have found traces of the immortal bones, right?"
There were penetrating wounds of various sizes all over his body. Many of the wounds had stopped bleeding, but most of them were still rotting and leaking pus.
They took off their black robes, and their bodies were only slightly alienated, and under the influence of their finger bones, their skin turned translucent.
The Taoist soldiers in the back row took out the barrel-shaped magic weapon, filled it with copper beads, and then blocked the muzzle with dark red ooze.
The disasters brought about by Yuanshi Tianzun still change the cognition of all living beings.
Mr. Sui was too lazy to listen to the nonsense of the Wuzhuangguan Taoist priest, and directly ordered the activation of the magic weapon, and the Taoist soldiers immediately started to use their unique magic power.
It can be seen that among the Taoist soldiers, the bigger and weirder they are, the ones with the highest status are riding on the back of three horses covered with abscesses.
Wu Jian couldn't help but open his mouth, but finally chose not to speak, but his eyes still stayed on the mural.
"The Great Sage, the innate spiritual root."
"The Zhenyuan is the innate spiritual root hidden in the day after tomorrow."
