Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 274 Demonic Relics
Just when Gu Xu was about to use the "Shenji Token" to call the "Director" for help, an accident happened again.

Two more figures tore through the void and appeared in front of Gu Xu out of thin air.

One of them was a young woman in a blue opera robe.She has a complicated hairstyle, a golden headdress, thick powder and heavy makeup on her face, as if she is wearing a mask, making it impossible to see her true face.

The other person was wearing a flowered robe and a tall hat, with a large amount of white powder on his face, and the tip of his nose was dyed red, just like a buffoon in an opera.

The woman in the green robe summoned a slender, light blue sword with lightning speed, and it flashed to Gu Xu's side.

Light green sword energy gushed out from the edge of the sword, which helped Gu Xu resist the fatal attack from the man in black.

As for the clown in the floral robe, the corners of his mouth turned up, showing a funny smile.

A tall phantom also appeared behind him.

This is a fairy wearing a black jade crown, wearing a black feather flying dress, and holding a five-color feather festival. He is smiling and has a dark complexion.

It is the "Giant Star Lord" who is in charge of longevity, right and wrong among the "Big Dipper Seven Star Lords" under Emperor Ziwei.

"I didn't expect this person dressed as a clown to be a Sixth Realm cultivator with a 'Faint'." Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said inwardly.

The "Giant Star Lord" behind the clown in the flower robe and the "Huode Xing Lord" behind the black-clothed masked man faced each other from afar.

Although the two phantoms were motionless, they exuded terrifying coercion and engaged in an invisible confrontation.

Gu Xu knew that the battle between "Faxiang" was essentially two monks competing for their understanding of "Tao".

The Dharma appearance of the man in black is "True Lord of Fire Virtue", and what he masters is undoubtedly the Taoism related to fire.

The three-headed and six-armed phantom of the god in armor and armor stared angrily, and bright flames were faintly beating in the depths of his pupils.The scorching temperature spreads around him as the center, as if it wants to turn the heaven and earth within a few miles into a high-temperature field.

The "Jianmen Xingjun" in feather clothes smiled kindly, as if he turned a blind eye to the angry expression of "True Huode".

"Giant Star" belongs to "Dark Star" and is the main shade.

Around the phantom of "Giant Star Monarch", streaks of dark gray mist suddenly appeared, like soft ribbons, floating in the air.

Compared with the fierceness of "True Lord Huode", his methods seem to be much gentler.

But unconsciously, the blazing temperature in the air was gradually dissipated and disintegrated invisibly.

Seeing such a situation, the three masked men in black also sensed the strength of the enemy.

"I didn't expect that 'Qing Ming' would also intervene."

"With our strength, we may not be able to defeat them."

"Retreat first!"

"Get out!"

"..."

The three men in black lowered their voices to communicate, and quickly reached a consensus, deciding to abandon the plan and retreat immediately.

In an instant, they each controlled their natal objects, turned into a ray of light, and disappeared into the distant sky with a "whoosh".

Gu Xu had to admit that these men in black were really very cautious in doing things, and would run away when things went wrong—except for the image of "True Lord Huode", they hardly left any clues to show their origins.

Moreover, "True Monarch of Fire Virtue" is also relatively common in Dharma appearances. Almost all the monks who major in fire-attribute Taoism will awaken to him after entering the sixth realm.

"These men in black, do they have something to do with the mysterious organization behind Bai Chen and the mysterious Gu master?" Gu Xu quickly listed the potential enemies in his mind, and felt that he was most likely to want to kill himself right now. Except for the Kongxuan Sanren, it is this unknown organization hiding in the dark.

However, sending masked assassins near Luojing City to assassinate him, and using methods such as "True Lord Huode" to kill him, definitely could not be the methods of Kongxuan Sanren.

"Then what kind of organization is this 'Qingming'?" Gu Xu frowned and thought.

Although he has read the classics thoroughly, "Qingming" is a secret organization after all, almost never leaving its name in the literature, and only the powerful circles in Luojing City know of its existence.

Gu Xu was born as a commoner, and he has only been in the capital for a short time, so naturally he has never heard of "Qing Ming".

Just when Gu Xu was puzzled, the woman in the blue opera robe came to him, cupped her hands at him, and said, "Master Gu, I'm calling 'Ling Xing'. order to protect your safety. You can continue your journey with confidence. Before you return to Luojing City, these men in black will no longer be able to pose any threat to you."

As soon as the words fell, she and her clown companion, driving her natal object, turned into two meteors and flew into the distance, and disappeared in the end of Gu Xu's sight in a blink of an eye.

There was no time left for Gu Xu to ask any questions.

Gu Xu looked in the direction where the two disappeared, and shook his head slightly.

The water in Luojing city is too deep.

His current strength is still too weak.When facing such a powerful enemy, he still had to rely on the rescue of others.

"You have to become stronger!" He sighed in his heart.

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When Gu Xu arrived at Dagu Pass, the last ray of light in the sky had disappeared, only a few stars were shimmering silvery white in the dark dome.

Gu Xu was walking in the deep valley, and the cliffs on both sides stood tall, like a knife cutting, and he could only see a line of sky when he raised his head.

With the help of the map given by Luo Sishou, Gu Xu quickly found the entrance to the underground grotto on a cliff.The vegetation here is lush, the rocks are jagged, and the atmosphere is a bit gloomy.

Near the entrance of the cave, Gu Xu also saw a lot of broken bricks and stones, dilapidated walls covered with moss, and building foundations covered by weeds, which looked particularly desolate.

Many years ago, when the sect known as the "Demon Sect" - "Longevity Sect" had not yet been destroyed, there must have been several pavilions, towers and pavilions hidden among the trees in the mountains, with green pines blowing the eaves and jade railings. build around.The disciples are practicing hard in the cave, and the teachers are giving lectures under the shade of the trees, and the school is thriving.

But now, there are only ruins left here.

The exquisite and complex carvings on the stone walls have also been eroded by wind and rain, and the original appearance has long been unclear.

Gu Xu flexibly passed through the weeds and bushes in front of him and stepped into the deep and dark cave.

According to common sense, this kind of cave that does not see sunlight all day should give people a cold and damp feeling.

But Gu Xu felt that the temperature inside the cave was much higher than outside the cave.

From the depths of the cave, there was even a stream of hot air flowing continuously.

Gu Xu took out a talisman paper from "Xianyunju", recited the mantra softly, and turned it into a lantern.The lantern glows orange, illuminating the road ahead.

Gu Xu gradually went deeper into the cave.

The opening is very narrow.But the further you go in, the more spacious it becomes.

After walking about tens of meters, he saw several broken statues on both sides of him, but most of them only had their bases left.The most complete one of them has lost its head and one arm, making it impossible to distinguish their identities.

"I once learned in the book that one of the reasons why the Longevity Cult is regarded as a 'demonic religion' is that their original head and elders once regarded themselves as gods and used magic to disguise themselves as 'miracles' in front of mortals. ', so as to recruit believers and store incense—of course, this is the official statement of the Daqi court," Gu Xu recalled silently, "I don't know if these sculptures have something to do with this matter."

After walking a little further in, Gu Xu also found that there were many complicated and obscure patterns carved on the walls on both sides, giving people a feeling of dizziness.

Gu Xu stopped and frowned slightly.

These patterns are irregular and not in the talisman seal system he knows.

If you don't observe carefully, you may think that they are just traces left by water erosion, rather than artificial carvings.

But for some reason, when Gu Xu saw these messy patterns, some images inexplicably appeared in his mind——

In a dark world, the crimson flames are like dancing girls in the court, twirling and jumping in long skirts made of light gauze.

It looks very beautiful at first glance, but it contains a terrifying temperature that burns everything.

Several ragged figures sat cross-legged in the middle of the fire.

They frowned, obviously enduring severe pain.

But they remained motionless.

They seem to regard their bodies as metal, and they have been tempered in the flames.

……

Gu Xu blinked.

These pictures quickly disappeared, as if they were hallucinations popping up in his mind.

However, his intuition told him that the notches on these walls must not be simple.If they can be deciphered, it may be possible to discover some of the secrets of the Longevity Sect.

"Should we go directly to the lava river, or stay here to study these patterns?" Gu Xu hesitated for a moment.

These wall carvings made him inadvertently think of "Seven Forms of Burning Heaven".

"Seven Forms of Burning Heaven" is also composed of many irregular and complicated runes composed of dots and lines, which is also dazzling.

And they all have something to do with "fire".

"In this mysterious cave, maybe after going to the dark river, you may not be able to return here." After thinking for a while, Gu Xu chose to stop at the same place and continue to try to interpret these complicated wall carvings.

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Since they cannot be regarded as ordinary talismans, how should I understand them?
Gu Xu fell into deep thought.

He once understood the patterns of "firefly flames" as the flight trajectories of fireflies, and then imagined them as thousands of flying swords enveloping the flames and flying into the distance—that is, the map of the sword array.

With the help of the same idea, he tried to completely empty his mind and let his imagination fly. While feeling the scorching temperature from the depths of the cave, he entered the extremely familiar state of epiphany.

The dark red flames, as well as the ascetic monk sitting quietly in the flames, appeared in his vision again.

But different from before, this time the ascetic was wearing red-hot metal shackles on his ankles, and blood was flowing from the wounds.

Three big characters in seal script faintly emerged from the flames——

"Ye Huo Sutra".

(End of this chapter)