Xianlu

Chapter 298 How to open an altar

Raising Taoist soldiers, in addition to raising specific Taoist soldiers, there are other corresponding configurations, such as Taoist spells, tokens, weapons, flags, altars, etc., just like soldiers in the army in the mortal world , need tents and other things.

Among them, the Dharma altar is an arrangement for recharging energy and recharging energy, dispatching troops and generals, and giving birth to Dao soldiers.

This object can help Taoists to better communicate and control their Taoist soldiers; it can also bless spells on Taoist soldiers like a formation to increase their power;

A more superior dharma altar can even produce and refine Dao soldiers by itself, which saves Taoists a lot of hard work, and is already equivalent to a rare and rare magic weapon.

As for the source of the dharma altar in Xu Dao's hands, there are Bone Dao Soldiers in the Bone Temple, and ghost soldiers refining techniques in the Yaksha Gate, both of which naturally have many skills related to Dao Soldiers.

Among them, in the Temple of Bones, Xu Dao had a low status when he left the mountain and could not touch it, but he knew a thing or two about the altar of ghost soldiers in the Yaksha Gate from the remnant soul of the Yaksha Sect Master.

The Taoists and priests of the Yaksha Sect, when refining ghost soldiers and generals, usually specially arrange a specific ghost altar, which can absorb Yin energy and souls, so that they can refine ghost soldiers on it and increase the success rate .

"Seven Returns to Nine Lives and Ghost Altars" was selected by Xu Dao from several ghost altars in Yashamen.

To arrange this altar, he didn't need to collect powerful souls as before, and then spend mana to refine ghost soldiers, and then stuff them into the body of the general's scale soldier for driving.

And just need to store some souls in the ghost altar, open the altar, these souls will devour each other, and raise Gu to give birth to vicious ghosts, which are suitable for refining ghost soldiers.

In addition, this altar will also be used by the disciples of the Yashamen to raise and increase the strength of their ghost soldiers. It is a good place to raise ghosts.

What moved Xu Dao the most and decided to use this altar was that if a living person entered the altar during the opening of the altar to refine ghosts, not only his soul would be swallowed by the ghosts on the altar, but his body would also be swallowed by the ghosts. Occupation is like a demon possessing a body.

If Xu Dao placed the Yajiang scaled soldiers on it, the ghosts born on the altar would immediately burrow into Yajiang's scaled soldiers like hermit crabs, occupying them and refusing to come out.

In this process, not only does he not need to refine the ghost soldiers himself, but those possessed ghosts will be more comfortable and flexible in controlling the generals and scale soldiers, just like taking a new life.

The only disadvantage is that although this kind of ghost is full of spirituality, it is equivalent to being imprisoned in the body of a living creature, and it cannot be separated again, so it is difficult to use various means of being a ghost.

Therefore, when the disciples of the Yaksha sect practiced the altar, the most important taboo was not to allow living things to enter the altar, otherwise the ghost soldiers who worked so hard to sacrifice would bind themselves and fall short.

But for Xu Dao, this shortcoming is not a shortcoming. After all, his purpose of arranging the altar is just to let the Ya Jianglin soldier have a soul in his body, with spirituality, so that he can use it conveniently.

As for the strength of ghost soldiers and ghosts as souls, it is completely out of his consideration.

Xu Dao was certain in his heart: "Then let's open the altar as soon as possible!"

But setting up the ghost altar with seven returns and nine births is not something he can easily set up if he wants to, not to mention that he is now cash-strapped and the spiritual objects are exhausted, but even if he has no soul materials for accumulating ghosts, he has all of them early. Refined into ghost soldiers, consumed.

If he wanted to open the altar and perfect the Taoist soldiers, he had to go out of the customs first, buy and sell some spiritual objects and souls and come back.

After clearing his mind, Xu Dao didn't think about it any more. He flicked his sleeves, and snapped all the nine tooth generals beside him back into teeth, and then put the sleeves away.

Immediately Xu Dao stood up suddenly, came to the edge of the cave, activated the formation, and walked directly into the blue water layer, his body shot towards the sea like an arrow, and disappeared around the cave in a flash.

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Xu Dao did not return to Baichuanshuiwu, the mountain gate of Erhai Taoist Palace, but quietly returned to Wudu City. He concealed his identity and prepared to go to Wudu Ghost Market to buy all the materials he needed to open the altar.

Although the ghost market in Wudu City is not as good as the one in Baichuan Dock, the goods are still enough for him.More importantly, he had to disclose his identity when entering and leaving Baichuan Water Dock, but the ghost market in Wuduzhong did not, so that he could hide his whereabouts.

Even in order to keep a low profile, after Xu Dao returned to the capital city of Wu, although he passed by his foothold in the city, he did not look for Su Jiu and the others, and he didn't even look at them, so as not to be caught by the Wuzhao who might be guarding around. The priests found out.

After going around and going around, Xu Dao spent all the last talisman money on his body, and even drew a few talismans temporarily to sell them, and only then did he buy two sets of materials for arranging ghost altars.

But the problem came again, he no longer had the money to buy ghosts or monster souls.

A penny stumps a hero, and the same is true for a Taoist priest.

In the ghost market, besides ghosts and demon spirits, there are also human spirits. They are not only cheap, but also abundant and endless. You can buy quite a few for a few extra talismans.

But after learning about the origins of these soul-stirring people, he gave up on the purchase on the spot.

Because these people's souls are all obtained by killing people, some merchants will even take the souls on the spot to show customers in order to ensure the freshness of their goods.

Even though these merchants kept saying that the people whose souls were taken were criminals, the most vicious, and should be executed according to the law, Xu Dao turned around and left without too much hesitation.

Not to mention that there are no traitors and no business, he can't guarantee the authenticity of the words of the merchants, so he said that although Wudu City is large and has a population of more than one million, how can there be so many criminals who committed crimes to death every day?
Although Xu Dao had also killed people to take their souls, but those were the souls of Taoists, and they all came from his enemies. It was not killing people for the sake of taking souls, but using waste.

The business failed, so Xu Dao had no choice but to go wandering around in the demon hall, ready to see where there were many ghosts, so that he could go and catch a few of them himself.

The Hall of Demons in Wudu City is far more luxurious than the one in the east of Jiangzhou City. The stone lion at the entrance is covered with scales and claws.

And the number of Taoists who come and go is also numerous, if there is no formation on the threshold, the threshold would have been trampled down long ago.

Xu Dao was dressed in a gray Taoist robe with a sallow complexion. He restrained his breath, and he was inconspicuous among the people who came to the door.Even though he passed through the formation and walked into the demon hall, the two Taoist priests guarding the hall did not notice him at all.

The Taoist priests who come and go to Dangyao Hall are all Taoist priests in the realm of refining Qi, and Xu Dao didn't see any Taoist priests who established the foundation.

This is because although the Demon Swinging Hall in the capital city of Wu is the largest in the entire Wu Kingdom, the foundation-building Taoist priests have long been on a different level from the Taoist disciples in the Qi Refining realm, and any one of them can serve as a hall in the Demon Swinging Hall. host.

It's not that the Taoist priests have to visit and receive tasks, but that if there is something important to do in the Demon Swing Hall, they must visit the Taoist priests and ask to come out of the mountain.

Xu Daohua, who was in the late stage of Qi refining, wandered in it, and after a while, he sat on the grand master's chair in the demon hall with a stack of books in his hand to read them.

"A woman in the east of the river drowned and turned into a ghost, please get rid of it; someone's head flew up in the west street of Xierfang, and no less than dozens of people died after witnessing the horror."

"There are yin soldiers crossing the border outside the city, and there is no trace in Chenshi. We are now seeking relevant information; there are ghosts with blue faces and fangs in Qiunan County, and some late-stage Taoist disciples have died..."

A piece of information and tasks appeared in his eyes, giving him a general understanding of what happened in Wu Ducheng recently.

But these ghosts in the brochure are just two or three big cats and kittens, Xu Dao has to make a few other ones to make up the required ghosts.

He didn't want to be so troublesome, but wanted to grab it all at once, and then return to his cave to open an altar and practice in closed doors.

After reading over a hundred messages, there was finally one task that interested him:

"Recently, black-faced ghosts have appeared in mass graves in Zhishui County, asking for blood and devouring men and women. There are soldiers under their command, and the people of the county think they are gods...please those who know how to cut them down, destroy their temples, flog the foolish people, and receive Taoism Three hundred merits."

Xu Dao chewed: "Mass burial mounds are the easiest ghosts to be born in this kind of land. It is not unusual. But it is strange that they call themselves gods and have ghost soldiers under their command. They are not ordinary stupid ghosts. Could it be that there is a way?" A ghost transformed into a ghost?"

According to the brochure, this black-faced ghost is treacherous and cunning, and his strength is unknown. There were two waves of Taoists who subdued the demons and left, but they all died halfway, and they didn't even hand in the fight with the black-faced ghost.

It is a mere ghost that spans a county, its strength is estimated to not even be in the late stage of Qi training, and it is not known how it killed the two waves of Taoists.

If Xu Dao takes over this round of missions, it will be the third wave to run over.

Once he fails, the Demon Swinging Hall will double the rewards for this task, and encourage Taoists to summon friends and work together to eliminate ghosts.If it fails again, it will directly touch the powerful Taoist disciples in the turbulent demon hall, and even the Taoist priests will go forward.

But this matter fell into the hands of Xu Dao, and there was no future.

"That's it." Without thinking too much, he squeezed the booklet in his hand, tore off the page, said something to the servant next to him, and then hurried to Zhishui County with great interest.

After leaving Wudu City, Xu Dao took off all the way and ran towards Zhishui County in a leisurely manner.

The distance from this county to Wudu City is already hundreds of miles in a straight line. If you want to travel by bicycle, you have to go a long way.

When Xu Dao set off, it was already getting late, but fortunately in the evening, he still rushed to the vicinity of Zhishui County.

The two Taoist priests sent to the county had already died one after another, and no useful news was delivered. Therefore, after Xu Dao came to Zhishui County, he didn't have much clue. He didn't know where the black-faced ghost was, so he couldn't find it directly. , Killed that fellow.

So he slowed down, planning to find a hotel to rest for the time being.At the same time, you can also eat and drink, and pay homage to your own five internal organs temple, which can be regarded as a change of mood and relieve the depression of the long-term retreat.

Just as he was about to enter the city, a house suddenly appeared beside the road into the county, which immediately caught his attention and made him startled.

It is not a big house that enters and exits frequently, but an ordinary small building. The linen poles outside the door are very old, and it looks like a small shop at first glance.Fortunately, the surrounding area of ​​the wild store was cleaned, no grass grew, and the poles were smooth.

Xu Dao stared at the hotel, raised his brows slightly, then he looked in the direction of the county seat, stopped, and turned to walk towards the small wild store.

When he appeared in front of the door, before calling for anyone, an old woman poked her head out of the wild shop and saw him.

Although the old woman was goose-skinned, she was not dizzy at all. She saw Xu Dao at a glance and said with a flattering smile, "Honored guest, honored guest! Please hurry up."

With a squeak, without waiting for Xu Dao's answer, she opened the door, with her short body bent and her back shivering, she led the way and greeted the inside of the shop.

There were already white candles lit in the store, but the light seemed even darker, making the old woman's face dark.

Xu Dao followed quietly and entered the shop.

Soon, a strong man with a simple and honest face came out from the back of the hotel, his hands were still stained with grass roots, as if he had just finished feeding the mules, horses and other animals.

Xu Dao glanced at the two of them, and said hello: "Pimp Dao has met you two, I'm sorry to bother you, please ask for a room to live in."

When the old woman heard it, she couldn't stop saying: "Very good! The old woman will go up and tidy up now, so as not to make it dirty and dissatisfy the guests."

The wild store suddenly became cold, it seemed that there was no other person in the store except this old woman and her fool.

And the simple and honest strong man didn't speak, like he was dumb, he didn't wait for Xu Dao's order, he smiled foolishly, and went into the backyard by himself.

Xu Dao didn't bother to talk to the two of them, and walked in the store, looking at the surrounding environment.

Suddenly, he heard the banging of kitchen knives and chopping boards coming from the backyard of the wild store, opening and closing, chopping bones, as if about to boil soup.

But it was not as he expected, not long after, the old woman's foolish son turned out from the backyard again, and brought out a bowl of simmered noodles instead of bone soup.

The noodle soup is golden yellow, the minced meat has been deep-fried, and it is fragrant. It doesn't look like what can be made by a small restaurant in the wilderness, but like a big tavern in the city.

Han'er put the noodles in front of Xu Dao, beckoning Xu Dao to eat it: "Diaoduo!"

When Xu Dao saw it, he smiled coldly in his heart, but he still cupped his hands slightly, and said generously, "Thank you."

Immediately, he picked up the chopsticks on the table and began to feast on them.

That Han'er looked at Xu Dao swallowing, and the smile on his face was even more stupid. In the blink of an eye, Xu Dao had already swallowed half of it. Han'er hurried back to the backyard, took out a jar of wine, put Go to Xu Dao's table.

After a full meal, Xu Dao had just put down his chopsticks when the old woman stuck her head out from the railing on the second floor and said to Xu, "Guest, the quilt is ready. It's getting late, so the guest should rest early!"

She retracted her head and walked downstairs, muttering apologetically, "I'm sorry, my shop is small, there's not much firewood, and there's no hot water for the guests to take a bath. The guests should be more careful."

Xu Dao glanced at this person, pushed away the bowls and chopsticks in front of him, and shook his head: "It's nothing, Pindao, thank you for the hospitality tonight."

After finishing speaking, under the watchful eyes of the old woman and Han'er, he pulled himself up and swayed to the second floor, very quiet.

After entering the door, Xu Dao closed the door. He scanned the layout of the room, touched the quilt, knocked on the table and chairs, and stepped on the bed, with surprise and satisfaction in his eyes.

But immediately, he didn't fall asleep, but took out the newly purchased spiritual material from the scorpion flag with piercing eyes, and started to move in this narrow hotel.

Set up the seven-return-nine-life ghost altar!
(End of this chapter)