All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 304 Fate (two in one)

Clean, really clean.

Ever since Shen Lingxi entered the palace, she has indeed never seen a soul lingering in the palace.

The only snow ball I have ever seen was attracted by the reincarnation lamp.

Yuzhu was also newly mourned, her body was thrown out of the palace, and she met her again.

Last time at the palace banquet, I saw the dead souls following the ministers, and they were all brought in from outside the palace.

She had never seen the souls of the eunuchs, maids, or concubines in the harem.

I remember that in the harem of Yun Kingdom, there were people who fell into wells, hanged themselves, and died suddenly every now and then...

She originally thought that the harem of the Great Zhou Dynasty was clean. It was because the Queen Mother and the Empress were kind-hearted and well-mannered. They were not like the violent emperor, who liked to watch people fight, so there were not so many nasty things in the palace. There are no dead souls either.

Unexpectedly, there is actually a reason for this formation in the middle of the lake.

When Su Xian saw the look of contemplation in her eyes, he knew that he had guessed correctly.

"Even if you have seen dead souls in the palace, they must have been newly deceased in recent years." Su Xian counted with his fingers and continued: "The Mingyang jade has the effect of gathering souls. If you do the formation at the bottom of the lake, when it is cloudy or cold, It is best to refine one's soul and gather one's soul. If my prediction is correct, before Yun Xi died, Sheng Kun must have used Mingyang Jade as a guide to raise Taishu Mei's soul at the bottom of this lake."

He said and sighed, "Although he took the jade away later, the formation was not destroyed. Now his soul has merged with the Mingyang Jade. It just happened to use this formation to reunite his soul. If he wants to catch him again , I’m afraid it will be difficult.”

Shen Lingxi looked at Su Xian, "Does the Taoist Master also think that he and Mingyang Jade have become one?"

Su Xian nodded solemnly.

What was just Shen Lingxi's guess before was now confirmed by Su Xian. Both Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan felt their hearts sink.

Su Xian sighed and said: "Ever since the ice crystal appeared, I had a bad premonition. This time I returned to Beijing first and went back to the Shangqing Palace to investigate. The formation in the back mountain... must have been broken by someone, but I don’t know who he is, but he is so powerful that he can break this desperate formation.”

Hearing this, Shen Lingxi hurriedly told Su Xian about the strange situation in the back mountain mentioned by the two concubines earlier.

Su Xian suddenly realized, "So that's it... That's it..."

Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan looked at each other.

Chu Yan asked directly: "Uncle, what's the matter with these pigeons?"

Su Xian: "When the Mingyang Jade was burned to pieces, snow fell from the sky. When the jade powder met the snow, it turned into ice crystals. It was hidden in the soil and was possessed by Sheng Kun's soul. Since the ice crystals were transformed from the sacred jade powder, naturally It is different from ordinary ice crystals. Under sunlight, the light of ice crystals is naturally brighter and more beautiful than other things..."

When Shen Lingxi heard this, her eyes moved slightly.

"Da Siming once told me when I was a child that most flying birds like shiny things. That day in Yunjiang, I also asked Liu Meiren to explore the origin of those pigeons. I only found out that the pigeons started many years ago. Princess Xiao of Yunjiang The family has people transport it from time to time from the capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Some pigeons will be shipped every once in a while, and they are released at a fixed time every day. They are kept in a village near Yunbian City. Even after the Xiao family fell, those villagers still retain the habit of releasing pigeons."

"Presumably, these pigeons were created by Wu Erda for Sheng Kun in the name of the Xiao family."

"Those pigeons will be attracted to the ice crystals when they see the ice crystals shining with a distinctive light in the sun. As long as they come into contact with those ice crystals, they will be controlled by the soul of Sheng Kun possessed by the ice crystals. Sheng Kun can make the pigeons hold the ice crystals in their mouths and become The group flew back to the Great Zhou..."

Su Xian nodded and pointed at the pigeon corpses in the pond, "In the soul refining formation under the Taiye Pond, as long as those pigeons put ice crystals into it and then sacrificed it with their bodies, Sheng Kun's soul and Mingyang can be reunited. Jade comes together completely.”

Shen Lingxi frowned, "So, the black thread attached to Ah Wu's soul is Sheng Kun's new soul... His new soul can now absorb the souls of the dead."

"black line?"

Su Xian was stunned for a moment, but then his expression became more solemn: "I didn't expect that this time I would actually help Sheng Kun use the power of the divine jade to refine his body and become a corpse-resolving immortal."

"Zhijie Immortal?" Chu Yan's eyes suddenly darkened: "Zhijie Immortal is a god? Can he also become an immortal through cultivation?"

"No, no." Su Xian explained: "Corpse analysis is a cultivation method of Taiyi Mountain Xuanmen. The world calls it 'immortal'. It is not an immortal, but a method of cultivating immortals."

"There is a saying in "Taiyi Shoushi" in "Yunji Qizhu": "There are thousands of ways to understand and transform. ...some may sit dead in an empty valley, some may stand on a secluded rock, some may have buns with their hair still in place, or some clothes may not be untangled, or may even be tempered by water and fire, and then come back to life after thousands of years, with weapons and staffs maimed, and limbs broken, but still alive. "1
"There are many ways to 'dismantle a corpse', such as sword dissolution, battle dissolution, water dissolution, fire dissolution, military dissolution, medicine dissolution, etc."

"Sheng Kun's current appearance corresponds to the theory of 'fire solution' in corpse interpretation. It is recorded in "The Biography of Immortals" that Longzhi Zhenren Ning Fengzi was originally the Yellow Emperor Tao Zheng. The god and man passed by and became the The fire in his palm could produce smoke of five colors. Later, Ning Fengzi burned himself with fire. When people saw Ning Feng's figure in the gray smoke, rising slowly with the smoke, they said that Ning Feng was cremated and ascended to immortality." 2
"Sheng Kun died twice, both by fire." Shen Lingxi thought, "The concubine saw with her own eyes that the pigeons flew into the formation on the back mountain, and black lines flew out of the formation and penetrated into the pigeons' bodies. inside."

"The charred remains of Sheng Kun are sealed in the formation. If we go by the records of Ning Fengzi's 'fire solution' in ancient books, those black lines, just like the soot after Ning Fengzi was burned, are the charred remains of Sheng Kun." Transformed?"

"That's probably the case." Su Xian sighed: "Sheng Kun's two charred remains were sealed in the back mountain formation. I didn't expect that this time, it actually helped him turn into an immortal."

"But..." Shen Lingxi was very confused, "These pigeons were planted by Sheng Kun many years ago. How could he predict in advance that he would be burned and would need pigeons to pick up the ice crystals?"

Su Xian pondered for a few breaths.

"Since the pigeons were transported from Dazhou, Sheng Kun must have planned to use the pigeons to break the Taiyi Mountain formation early in the morning."

"When Sheng Kun was alive, his Taoism was profound, and he was a member of the Saint race. The bloodline of the Saint race is special. The world knows very little about the bloodline of the Saint race. The late emperor specially ordered the master to set up a salvation circle in the back mountain to seal Sheng Kun's bones. In order to prevent Sheng Kun from being dismembered."

"The Grand Transcendence Formation is heavily guarded and has many mechanisms. It is a dead formation with no way in or out. No living person can reach the center of the formation, let alone break the formation."

"But pigeons are gregarious insects. Even without the trap set up outside Yunbian City, Sheng Kun only needs to possess the pigeons and bring thousands of pigeons with them, all of them crashing into the center of the formation. He won't be able to damage many pigeons. Can break through the formation."

Shen Lingxi suddenly understood.

"Using pigeons to break the formation" was Sheng Kun's plan set early in the morning.

It's just that Tai Shumei's dead soul was attached to the Mingyang jade. Sheng Kun broke the formation and couldn't use the Mingyang jade, nor could he practice the corpse dismantling technique, so he didn't take action for a long time.

But this time, the Mingyang Jade was burned and turned into ice crystals, which allowed Sheng Kun to use the pigeons to get what he wanted.

Su Xian stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the corpses of pigeons in the pond, his eyes full of shame. "I checked the classics in the library. There are four sacred jade handed down from the Xuanmen of Taiyi Mountain. Mingyu is one of them. Mingyu is named after the word 'ming', which means it can connect to the underworld. The underworld person , Ghost way, even if the body is gone, there is still a soul."

"I thought before that it could be destroyed by calcining it with incense ash and talisman fire just like the other magic weapons... It seems that I still underestimated the power of the divine jade. I was rash." Su Xian said angrily.

"It's none of Taoist Master's business." Shen Lingxi said with relief: "If Mingyang Jade had not been used at that time, Taishu Mei's dead soul would not have been locked into Yun Xi's body, and she would not have been able to get rid of her in time."

"Xuanmen pays attention to fate. Since Sheng Kun's soul can be combined with the fragments of Mingyang Jade, it means that his life should not be cut off. The top priority is to find a way to get rid of him."

"I will find a way to deal with this matter." Su Xian said sternly: "I must find a way to get rid of him completely and never give him a chance to come back again."

Shen Lingxi bowed to him and said, "Then there is Taoist Priest Lao."

Su Xian avoided her gift and warned: "These days are different from the past. You must be careful. You must also keep the Ming Yin Jade."

"Sheng Kun is now united with the Mingyang Jade, and the new soul has the ability of the Mingyang Jade to gather souls and absorb souls. If he gets the Mingyin Jade again, he can use the Mingyin Jade to drive the living soul out of the human body, and then Devouring living souls will inevitably lead to the destruction of living souls, and it will be more difficult to deal with him."

Shen Lingxi had not thought of this level before. Hearing this, she looked at Chu Yan and they both nodded solemnly.

*
Su Xian personally interviewed the emperor and told the emperor about the formation hidden in the Taiye Pool.

Because the matter involved the previous dynasty, in order to avoid causing panic among people, the emperor specially suppressed the matter and kept it secret.

But once the truth of the matter is covered up, rumors start to fly.

Within a few days, rumors spread in the capital about what happened in the palace on the night of Shangyuan Festival.

Someone said, "His Royal Highness, he is destined to be evil. He conquers his father, his mother, and his wife. Now even the palace is disturbed by him. I don't know who he will conquer next."

It is also said, "Everywhere Crown Princess Shen Lingxi went, people died. Although she was reincarnated as a 'saint' in Yunjiang, her luck was that people would die wherever she went. It can be called 'extremely unlucky'." "

What's more, they regard "a flock of pigeons throwing themselves into the lake" as a "vision from heaven", which may mean that the prince's virtue is not worthy of his position, which will definitely affect the fate of the country in the future.

Rumors have repeatedly circulated in the East Palace, making it difficult not to doubt the motives of the people behind them.

Shen Lingxi didn't have time to care about the gossip in the capital.

She put all her energy into asking Mei Liu and the few remaining concubines to help her search for places where Sheng Kun's new soul might be hiding throughout the palace.

However, nearly ten days passed and nothing was found.

During this period, Shen Lingxi finally found an opportunity and went to Kunning Palace alone. On the pretext of paying respects to the queen, she presented the Pisces jade pendant that Mu Huaian had given her to the queen.

The queen had been lingering on the sickbed for many days, and when she saw the jade pendant, she looked a little dazed.

Hearing Shen Lingxi talk about the "function" of the jade pendant, a rare smile appeared on her pale face.

"I'll help you by bringing the jade pendant back from such a far away place." The queen thanked her politely and motioned to Aunt Liu to accept the jade pendant.

After talking to Shen Lingxi for a few more words, a tired look appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Shen Lingxi said goodbye and left at the right time.

After her back disappeared outside the palace, Aunt Liu took the jade pendant and asked thoughtfully: "The empress has lived in the palace for a long time and has no need to use this kind of thing. It seems that the eldest son asked the princess to return this jade pendant to the empress." , Actually... I just want to borrow the jade pendant from the empress and give it to the Crown Princess in a legitimate and legitimate manner... Why did the empress seriously accept the jade pendant? "

The queen looked sadly and said: "Today's Mu family is just a common people. Dalang is in Yunjiang, far away from the troubles in the capital. At least he can save his life. When the day comes, if he can earn a military merit at the border, Mu The family may not have a chance to make a comeback.”

"The more this happens, the less he can provoke people he shouldn't provoke, otherwise, he might lose his life one day. Qi Dafei, not to mention that Shen has already married the prince as his concubine... I can't just watch him go. Jumping into the fire pit.”

Aunt Liu sighed and claimed that it was so, and then asked for permission, "Then this jade pendant... should I keep it in the old box that the empress brought into the palace from the Marquis' Mansion?"

"This is a Zhouzhou gift specially given to Da Lang by his father when he was one year old." The queen looked sad and stretched out her hand to Aunt Liu: "Bring it to me and put it beside my pillow."

Aunt Liu Fu said so and handed the jade pendant to the queen.

The queen rubbed the jade pendant and felt the jade was cool and moist. She couldn't bear to let go and fell into a deep sleep without knowing it...

*
While Shen Lingxi was busy looking for traces of Sheng Kun's new soul, Liu Meiren specifically asked the concubine to stay at the Li family to keep an eye on what happened at the Yiyang Hou Mansion outside the palace, and came to tell Shen Lingxi from time to time——

"Li Xiaoqing is a married woman. I heard from people in their house that when she was the second wife of Zhenguo Gongfu, she became a widow at a young age, but she had the support of the ancestors of Zhenguo Gongfu behind her. Every time she went back to her parents' house, she would He is held up like the stars above the moon."

"Who would have thought that now that she has been abandoned, her situation after returning home will be far worse than before. Mrs. Cheng, the step-in-law of the Marquis of Yiyang, is mean and ungrateful. She claims to be a lady from a famous family. She is the most unfavorable to a concubine like Li. Even though my superiors don’t show it, they secretly instigate their subordinates to act strangely and sarcastically.”

"Li Huai went to the study when he returned home and told his father, Marquis Yiyang, exactly what happened in Yunjiang. Marquis Yiyang's face was very calm. When Li Huai turned around and walked out of the study, both of his legs were numb. I was so frightened that I was finally helped by the servant to go to Li’s courtyard!”

"You haven't seen it. As soon as the brother and sister met and closed the door, they stopped pretending and just pointed at each other and scolded each other. Marquis Yiyang scolded Li Xiaoqing for being stupid. He would be caught even if he poisoned someone. The end of abandonment. Li Xiaoqing scolded Li Xiangyang for being selfish and blind. He only cared about his own prosperity and chose a useless husband for her who only cheated his own brother, causing her to remain a widow and suffer for several years. "

At this point, Liu Meiren smiled, "I happened to be there at the time, and Xu Yuanshan's face turned green with anger when he heard Mr. Li calling him a coward!"

Shen Lingxi smiled mockingly, "Xu Yuanshan always thinks that he is a smart man. Now that he is dead and a ghost, it is time to see how he was played like a monkey. This can be regarded as his blessing."

"As for the Li brothers and sisters... you can see what happened to Li Yuejiao. Li Xiangyang is a prostitute who sells his daughter for glory. Since Li Xiaoqing can be so ruthless as to stab his ancestor in the back, it is not a good thing. If two brothers and sisters are put together, dog bites dog. Not bad."

"It's more than just dog eating dog."

Liu Meiren shook her handkerchief and laughed out loud: "You don't know, Yun Chong is a trouble maker. He used money to bribe the servants of Yiyang Hou Mansion, sent several love letters privately to Li Xiaoqing, and used the spice shop to As a bait, I got Li Xiaoqing to agree to marry him. When I came here, Yun Chong had already brought someone to carry the gift and proposed marriage to Li's house!"

　1. The art of corpse dissection is a kind of immortality cultivation method in Taoist legends. The content of this paragraph comes from Volume 85 of "Yunji Qizhuan" "Taiyi Guards the Corpse" and "Taiji Master's Relics".

　　2. When Ning Fengzi was passed as the Yellow Emperor, Tao Zheng (in charge of pottery burning affairs).It can accumulate fire and burn itself, rising and falling with the smoke.The legend first appeared in "The Biography of Immortals" and was later recorded in books such as "Sou Shen Ji", "Shi Yi Ji", "Guanghuang Emperor's Travel Notes", "Xianyuan Bianzhu" and "The True Immortal Body and Tao Tongjian of the Past".

　　
　
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