Xianlu

Chapter 279
Lei Zhao is one of the six imperial edicts of the Wu Kingdom. The ancestors are not only the group of people who established the Wu Kingdom, but also the group of people who established the Dao Palace.

For thousands of years, except for Shezhao who lived in a corner, the other five Zhaozhao have been the most profound and powerful monastic families in the Wu Kingdom.

The Taoist priests in the Taoist Palace are divided into two groups according to their origins: family and casual cultivators. Family Taoist priests are mainly based on the Five Edicts, covering some small cultivating families in the Wu Kingdom.

Judging from Xu Dao's past life experience, the Wuzhao family is the five major shareholders of the Wuzhao and the Dao Palace. If he lacks connections, he can start with the Wuzhao to obtain the qualifications to enter the Tao.

Coincidentally, Xu Dao also had a suitable reason to get close to the Five Edicts of the State of Wu.

One is that he can pretend to be the remnant of Shezhao, and see if Wuzhao Wuzhao will look at the former incense and help him.

But Xu Dao touched the token of the edict in his sleeve - the breath-holding jade hook, and after thinking about it, he gave up the idea.

If he borrowed the identity of Shezhao, he would most likely have to bear the karma of Shezhao, and Shezhao is the only family located in a remote place among the Six Zhaozhao, so there is a certain possibility that his borrowing this identity will have the opposite effect.

Moreover, the identity of Shezhao Yumai is too attractive in Wu Guozhong, and it does not fit with his low-key plan to join the Dao Palace, so it is best not to use it.

As for the remaining one, it was borrowed from Lei Liangxiao's relationship.

In the hotel, Xu Dao's eyes flickered.

Lei Liangxiao was appointed by the Yaotang to go to Jiangzhou to lead the spies and leaders of the Yaotang. His mission was to disrupt the southwest border, sow the local practice forces, and expand the power of the Yaotang. .

Now the entire southwest boundary has undergone earth-shaking changes. Shezhao and Yachamen have been destroyed one after another, and the Temple of White Bones has also become thinner.

Such a situation couldn't be better for the Demon Slayer.

What's even better is that when Xu Dao did what he did in Jiangzhou City, he borrowed Lei Liangxiao's name. As far as Lei Liangxiao was concerned, his task had been overfulfilled and he could earn a lot of credit.

With such credit, it should be more than enough to get a place to enter the fairy garden.

The above is not Xu Dao's imagining, but he deduced it one by one based on the things he asked from Lei Liangxiao's mouth, which is quite well-founded.

What he didn't even know was that the reason why Lei Liangxiao was willing to go to Jiangzhou alone was to use his trip to Jiangzhou to win a place in the Immortal Garden.

And this quota has already been prepared for the other party early, and it doesn't even need the other party to make much achievements, as long as he returns within the next six months, he can be among the names of the fairy garden experience.

It's a pity that Lei Liangxiao had already passed away, and all his painstaking preparations were in vain.

Thinking of this, Xu Dao felt certain in his heart, and secretly called out: "Brother Lei, Pindao will definitely not let your hard work go to waste."

After making a decision, he is going to start from this person tomorrow, contact the Demon Slayer and Lei Zhao, publicize the other party's achievements, and use the other party's achievements in exchange for a place to enter the Immortal Garden for himself.

Of course, there were also some problems, such as how he should explain his origin, and what if some surviving Jiangzhou Taoists came to Jiangzhou City and exposed some situations.

Xu Dao had to think carefully and make up a good excuse and identity for himself.

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After a night's work, Xu Dao deliberated over and over again, and after confirming his words.

The next day, he pushed open the door of the hotel and walked straight to the center of Wudu City.

Xu Dao didn't go to the ghost market, but came to the place where the government yamen of the Wu State was working, and after wandering around, he found a yamen.

This yamen looks ordinary, although it is still spacious compared to the houses in the city, but it is obviously not as majestic as the demon hall in the ghost city.

But such a house is the important place to rule all the demon halls in Wu country - the demon division.

It is juxtaposed with the other two divisions of Wu State, maintaining the operation of the entire Wu State court, and has a great reputation.

Because the Demon Slayer Division is not like other halls under its command. It is not responsible for issuing the task of subjugating demons and eliminating demons. There are no other Taoists coming and going, and it is very quiet.

Xu Dao came to this place on foot and looked at the seemingly ordinary house with some surprise in his eyes.

"Only looking at the surface, this yamen is quiet and quiet, even more remote than other yamen, more like a case file warehouse, and it doesn't seem like a secret place where you can hold such great power in Wu Kingdom, and you can kill it first."

But he didn't dare to underestimate this place.

Not to mention that he came here for a request, this monster is still directly under the Guoshi of the Wu Kingdom, and it is rumored that the Guoshi has visited here several times to read the files.

As for Wu Guoguo, although he is not a member of the Taoist palace, he is respected by the Taoist palace, and he is a genuine master of Taoism, a golden core Taoist!
The reason why the entire Wu Kingdom has not been completely reduced to an appendage of the Erhai Taoist Palace is not only because many Taoist priests in the Taoist Palace are originally from the Five Edicts of the Wu Kingdom, but more importantly, this person is not dead, and the Wu Kingdom will not collapse. .

Xu Dao thought to himself that it would be better for him to keep a low profile. After sorting out his mood, he restrained his aura, only showing the perfect state of Qi refining, and slammed into the door of the demon swinger with his hands clasped.

Sure enough, before stepping into the door, a yamen servant directly stopped him.But these yamen servants have good eyesight, and they have even practiced qi, but they have not succeeded in cultivating true qi.

They saw that although Xu Dao was wearing a dusty Taoist robe and ordinary clothes, but he had a deep temperament, they didn't dare to underestimate him at all, and said respectfully:

"This is the Yamen of the Demon Swinging Department, not the Demon Swinging Hall. It does not undertake the task of subjugating demons. If the Taoist priest has something to do with demons, he can go to the ghost market to find the Demon Swinging Hall, anywhere in the east, west, north, south."

Xu Dao called the chief inspector: "No, Pindao came from Jiangzhou. If there is something important to tell your company, please let me know."

After a pause, he added: "The poor Taoist priest was entrusted by Lei Liangxiao's friend Lei Liangxiao, and it is related to the safety of the entire southwestern border. Please trouble me."

Several yamen servants saw that he didn't look like he had gone the wrong way, and what he said was so serious, they didn't dare not believe it. They looked at each other, and one of the yamen servants quickly walked into the yamen to find the person in charge.

The others led Xu Dao into the yamen to a small pavilion and waited.

The small pavilion was built on the right side of the gate, surrounded by pines, cypresses, bamboo forests, and some rockery and strange rocks, which should be used for the servants in the yamen to rest and entertain guests.

When Xu Dao walked into the pavilion, there was a well-dressed old man with a long beard standing in front of the bamboo forest and looking at him.

The other party's demeanor is clear and mysterious, with a bookish air, and his cultivation base is also in the late stage of Qi refining. It should be a Taoist in the demon division who is stealing time in his spare time.

Seeing someone approaching, the old Taoist just raised his head and glanced at Xu Dao, then stared at a cocoon on the bamboo forest.

Xu Dao just nodded towards the other party, and did not take the initiative to talk to the other party, and waited patiently.

As a result, he waited for two or three hours. Although the yamen servants still stood in front of him and brought a few cups of tea, no news came out.

Even the old Daoist standing beside Xu Dao, who had gone back and forth countless times, was holding a miscellaneous book in his hand to compare the cocoons on the bamboo, as if he wanted to identify what kind of caterpillars were melting. cocoon.

After two or three hours, even though Xu Dao is a Taoist, he usually sits in meditation for half a day, and he is still a little bit impatient.

After such a long time, the people who are in charge of demons should have known about it a long time ago, but they didn't even come out to perfunctory him, which made Xu Dao frown.

He waited patiently for another half an hour, and finally, when the sky was dark and everyone in the yamen was about to get off work, a turning point came. .

I saw a white light appearing in the sky above the monster swinger, and there was a Taoist standing on it.

The other party stood in mid-air and looked down at Xu Dao, then waved his hand and drank:

"Hey! Taoist Wu, you were entrusted by Lei Liangxiao to come from Southwest Jiangzhou?"

Xu Dao looked at the Taoist standing in mid-air, and found that the other party's cultivation was at the perfect state of refining Qi, and his body was strong, and there was a faint smell of thunder and fire in the surge of mana.

Xu Dao raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking in his mind: "Could this guy be a member of Lei Zhao?"

He just cupped his hands slightly, and returned: "Exactly."

"Come with me." Taoist Bai Guang waved his sleeves, and shot out a wave of magic power, without even landing his feet, he ran straight to the west of the city, not caring at all whether Xu Dao had a magic weapon to fly.

Xu Dao didn't bother to think about it anymore, he tiptoed, sword energy surged all over his body, and the wind was loud, so he rose from the ground, rushed into the air, and chased after the opponent.

Such a sharp sword energy scattered around, and finally attracted a burst of attention among the monster swingers.

Looking at Xu Dao's leaving figure with Zongjian, several yamen servants secretly wiped their sweat, and they all rejoiced in their hearts:
"It's a good thing I didn't neglect this Daoist..."

When Xu Dao caught up with the Taoist Baiguang, the other party caught up with him within a few breaths, and the sword aura around him was strong, and the magic weapon he used was not bad at first glance.

There was a slight cry from the Taoist's mouth, "Hey!"

And said unceremoniously: "What is your magic weapon? Take it out and show it to the poor."

Xu Dao put the cuttlefish sword on the surface of his body, suppressing his aura, the other party couldn't see it at all, only thought Xu Dao was hiding it, and wanted him to release it.

Xu Dao glanced at him. Although he was prepared to be left alone in the Demon Swing Division, it didn't mean he was willing to suffer.

Ignoring it, Xu Dao just replied: "Fellow Daoist, just lead the way." Then he put his hands behind his back and said nothing.

"You bastard!"

Daoist Bai Guang immediately revealed an angry look on his face, and he scolded Xu Dao. A burst of lightning surged from his body, proving his identity as a member of the Leizhao clan, and he seemed to be about to attack Xu Dao if he disagreed.

But after a few sneers, the man finally held back his movements, just flicked his sleeves and sped forward.

In just a few dozen breaths, the two of them drew two streaks of spiritual light over the capital city of Wu, startling many people in the city, and they came to a spacious mansion.

Wisps of dragon air hung down on the mansion, forming a mist, making the scene inside blurry and unclear.

The Baiguang Taoist didn't fly in like he was a monster, but descended to the door, and said forcefully:
"Quickly dismount the magic weapon and walk in."

Xu Dao couldn't help it, he fell to the ground and looked up, and found two strange beasts with the height of three people standing in front of the mansion, the whole body was full of thunder, and there was a plaque on the vermilion gate in the middle, which read "Lei Mansion" "Two words.

The surrounding walls are even more two or three feet high, stretching for an unknown number of miles in all directions, just like a small city.

Taoist Bai Guang walked ahead, and Xu Dao followed.

After entering the vermilion gate, there is spiritual energy lingering inside, formations are everywhere, it is a good place to practice Taoism, there are quite a few Taoist books about the great hermit hiding in the city.

At this time, Xu Dao also fully understood that it was Lei Zhaozhong who had left him hanging in the demon squad for half a day, and only now called him over.

This made Xu Dao feel a little helpless, because he saw the murderous scene of Lei Zhao's disciples outside the city, so he directly approached the demon master, instead of seeking Lei Zhao to flatter him.

But he never thought that the Taoist who was in charge of the demon division didn't even come out to see him, and threw him to Lei Zhao directly.

Xu Dao walked in Lei Zhao's mansion, and found that the interior of the mansion was full of incense and lamps, which was like a resort for cultivating Taoism, and there were maidservants and servants coming and going, and it was full of scenes of princes and nobles.

After walking no less than a thousand steps, Xu Dao was led by Taoist Baiguang to a large hall. This hall is so tall, the roof is in the shape of a disc, and there is an iron pillar-shaped utensil in the center, which goes straight into the sky. It is estimated to be tens of feet to hundreds of feet High, very strange.

There is a huge alchemy furnace in the main hall, the eight doors are glowing red, and the flames are burning, and the heat is amazing.

There was an old man wearing a purple-gold Taoist robe, sitting cross-legged on the emerald futon, facing the alchemy furnace and his back to Xu Dao and the others.

Xu Dao looked over, but he didn't even look at the three-foot-high cauldron in front of him, his eyes all fell on the old man.

This person is full of qi and blood, masculine and turbulent, and the flame heat in the pill furnace in front of him is less than one-third of the opponent's body, so he must be a Taoist priest in the realm of foundation establishment.

The old Taoist Lei Zhao heard the footsteps of Xu Dao and the two approaching, and sighed hoarsely: "The last ten days have not been thunderstorm days, I am afraid that this stove will not be able to rise."

While speaking, a scorching divine consciousness immediately gushed out from the other party's body, like a raging flame, instantly filled the entire palace, and pressed hard on Xu Dao's body.

The Taoist standing in front of Xu Dao immediately changed his expression, showing a difficult look, but he closed his mouth tightly and dared not speak.

A thought flashed in Xu Dao's mind, and he immediately took a few steps back, and showed a look of astonishment in time, pretending to be frightened.

In his heart, he secretly speculated: "In the middle stage of foundation establishment, a Taoist priest of Ningsha!"

"Jie Jie!" After seeing Xu Dao's "unbearable" behavior, a burst of cold laughter came from the old man Lei Zhao.

The other party's back was still facing Xu Dao, but the shadow was squirming and pressing on Xu Dao's body. It flickered and changed, as if it had sprouted horns and sharp teeth, which could jump out and chew people up at any time.

The first sentence that the old man Lei Zhao asked Xu Dao was:

"Tell me, how did Liang Xiao die?"

(End of this chapter)