The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 279 Buddha or Demon? Distress (-in-) (Please subscribe!)

The four of them entered the cave entrance sideways and came to a very long and narrow corridor, which was dark and lightless. However, they were all Foundation Establishment monks, so they could see things in the dark as if they were in daylight, so there was no problem.

They walked this corridor for about two-quarters of an hour, and when they reached the end, they found another cave. At this time, they stood on the edge of a cliff, looking down at the abyss, and looking up at the majestic mountains.

Fortunately, there was a narrow path on the edge of the cliff. After some discussion, they walked up step by step.

The reason why they didn't use swords was because after entering this place, they all had a strange feeling. For safety reasons, they walked instead. Anyway, they walked very slowly, and it only took a moment to go up the mountain.

As I walked and looked around, I saw: the breeze was blowing in the forest, the gurgling stream at the bottom of the stream, thousands of rocks and ravines, billions of bends and hundreds of bays, rolling waterfalls like thunder, and strange rocks. It really looked like a famous mountain and river.

Walking to the top of the peak, go down the mountain and reach a platform. When you turn around, you can see auspicious light, colorful mist, a pavilion, and you can faintly hear the melodious sound of bells.

Xu Zhiyu looked carefully and saw the jade door with red railings, carved beams, and misty incense. It seemed like an extremely luxurious Zen courtyard. He transmitted a message to the other three people:

"Three fellow Taoists, it's really strange that there is actually a temple in this devil's cave. I just saw some evil aura in the aura of Zen light. Everyone, please take your magic weapons and let's go up. Take a look before!”

"Isn't that inappropriate? Fellow Daoist Xu, we'd better wait here or go back the way we came. Ever since I entered here, I've been feeling uneasy and always feel like something bad will happen."

Old Mou, as a casual cultivator who has lived for more than two hundred years, first retorted that the reason why he can live so long has a lot to do with his cautious character.

"Fellow Daoist Mou, we are here to inquire about the news. If we don't find out clearly, and we go back like this, how can we explain to the senior Zifu who insists on fighting hard outside?"

Tu Tiandong retorted that he felt that since he was here, he must go to investigate, otherwise he would return without success, and he would definitely not be able to explain when he returned. He might be ordered to come again. Instead of spending so much time, it would be better to investigate clearly in one go. .

Gou Xueshan, who was also born in Taiyang Tower, echoed and expressed his agreement with Tu Tiandong's opinion. Seeing the disagreement, Xu Zhiyu immediately advised:
  "Fellow Daoist Mou, we just went over to take a look, and we are not trespassing. We don't expect anything serious!"

He agreed with the two of them in Taiyang Tower. Of course, he also knew a little about Old Mou's inner thoughts. He just didn't want to take risks easily and was wise to protect himself. But after all, the Xu family spent a lot of money to invite him here, so it wasn't Let him watch the excitement, and it will definitely not work if he always wants to be a coward.

Old Mou saw that the others had agreed to go. No matter how reluctant he was, he had no choice but to go with him. However, he kept making slanderous comments in his heart:
  "Hey, at first I thought this boy from the Xu family looked like a character, but I didn't expect him to be just a reckless man. He only knows how to act blindly and recklessly. I'm so sorry for my broken body. I have to be buried in this weird place! Xiaoping Son, my grandfather can’t go back, so you must take good care of yourself!”

He first glanced back towards the approximate location of his granddaughter in Taoshui County, Yongzhou, and then resolutely followed Gou Xueshan and the others to the front of the temple. He felt a bit generous and sacrificed, and looked majestic.

Xu Zhiyu, who had been observing his movements, also noticed his expression and made him curl his lips. How could this mean he had concluded that this trip would never come back? Too unlucky, right?
  When I came to the temple and stood in front of the door, I looked up and saw three large gold-lacquered characters "Lanruo Temple" on the plaque, which was indescribably dignified and peaceful.

Looking left and right, there were no clues. Tu Tiandong gritted his teeth, pushed open the door and walked in, followed by Gou Xueshan, then Xu Zhiyu, and finally Old Mou, who was still sighing at this time!
  Entering the door, there is a huge screen. After bypassing it, there is another door. There is a square through it. Going forward is a large hall, in which the Tathagata is enshrined. Under the treasure platform outside the hall door, there are Five hundred Arhats, three thousand enlightenments, eight Bodhisattvas, and countless bhikkhus and bhikshunis. It looks full of auspiciousness and solemn treasures, and it really feels like arriving in the Western Paradise.

But he always felt something strange. Whether it was the faint smell of blood that his nose could smell, or the intermittent and continuous screams coming from his ears, it all showed that this place was extraordinary.

At this moment, countless Buddha names suddenly came from all directions and penetrated into the sea of ​​consciousness of several people. Xu Zhiyu was not affected much because of the amulet, but Old Mou, Gou Xueshan, and Tu Tiandong were different. They seemed to As if possessed, under the influence of the Buddha's sound, he approached the Buddhist temple step by step and was about to enter.

He didn't have time to think too much, and immediately a Guard Earth Thunder Talisman shot out and went straight to the Buddha statue in the main hall. A yellow light also shot out from the right hand of the Buddha statue, which collided with the Guard Earth Thunder Talisman, and immediately There were countless shrill sounds.

At the same time, the Buddha's voice also stopped, and Tu Tiandong and others also woke up. They still didn't know what happened.

"Three fellow Taoists, retreat quickly. There is something strange here. Let's retreat first!" he shouted loudly.

But it was a little too late for him to remind him, and he saw several tentacles like Milla vine sprouting from behind the Buddha statue, and they were covered with barbs. They penetrated the three people's bodies, and the barbs pierced into the flesh, stably. He dragged it back immediately.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zhiyu didn't dare to stay longer. He immediately flew out of the temple gate with his flying sword. However, he was about to fly out, but he bumped into an invisible screen again. It turned out that there was a large formation here. Covered, unless the formation is broken, there will definitely be no way out.

Feeling helpless, he thought about going back to see if he could save Old Mou and the three of them, and then find a way to escape together. But when he turned around, he saw that the original Buddhist temple had disappeared and replaced it. It is a scene like purgatory on earth. Only saw:
  Skeletons are like mountains and bones are like forests. The Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Bhikkhus all revealed their true colors. They turned out to be people tied to pillars, including men and women, old and young. Many of them still exude the aura of cultivation, and it seems that they are all monks.

It's just that their condition at this time is not very good, their eyes are dull, their saliva is drooling, they all look stupid and stubborn. Even the three old men Mou who were captured just now also appear here, and they are in the same bad condition at this time. Okay, but it's still much better than others.

I saw Tu Tiandong raising his head with difficulty and looking around. When he saw the monk on the pillar on his left hand, he couldn't help being shocked and said in silence:
  "Isn't this the fifth elder of the Liao family in Zifu? I remember sitting together and drinking tea in Fangshi. Why does he appear here?"

However, the fifth elder of the Liao family could not answer his question. If you look closely, you will find that he is as angry as a thread and only has half a life left.

However, Xu Zhiyu’s message appeared in his mind:

"Brother Tu, what happened just now? Why did you get into trouble?"

"Brother Xu, are you okay? That's great, please help us out again!" Tu Tiandong begged.

"Brother Tu, I'm ashamed to say that I don't even know who my opponent is. How can I save you?" Xu Zhiyu sighed.

"Then Brother Xu, please go back and invite the seniors from your two Zifu families to come. They have strong magic power and can definitely help us get out of trouble."

"Brother Tu, it's too late. This place is covered by a formation. I just tried it. With my strength, I can't shake it at all!"

"So, don't we have to explain it here? No, we still have to find a way, wait until I ask him out loud? See who caught us?"

Tu Tiandong refused to give up and began to curse, trying to get the devil to speak and gain a glimpse of the way to survive.

At the same time, the battle outside the Zi Mansion was coming to an end. For the righteous camp, they had the absolute upper hand. The three Xu Demings, who were originally at a disadvantage, finally regained the initiative after withstanding the crazy counterattacks of the three demon cultivators, and then suppressed the opponent tightly.

The final result was that the bone demon who fought against Shopkeeper Shi was killed by him, and the blood demon who fought against Shan Feier escaped with serious injuries. There was no other way, the blood demon was too difficult to kill, and it was said to be reborn with blood.

The shadow demon who was fighting against Xu Deming was trapped in the Vajra Glazed Bell and could not escape. He did not dare to neglect, so he held up the Vajra Glaze Bell and went to find the two Zifu monks in Taiyang Tower.

"Fellow Daoist Shi is indeed mighty. He is worthy of being from Taiyang Tower and is very powerful!" Xu Deming said after learning that Shopkeeper Shi had killed his opponent.

"Fellow Taoist, thank you!" He responded with a smile, but out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of Shan Fei'er, who looked unhappy, and immediately felt a chill in his heart, and hurriedly changed the subject:
  "Fellow Daoist Xu, the top priority is to quickly find your junior and the disciples in my building. Judging from the reactions of the demon leaders just now, they must have discovered a shocking secret. For the sake of safety, we should search for the souls of fellow Taoist prisoners. This demon cultivator understands the situation, but I am not very good at soul searching. I wonder if you are good at this skill?"

"Fellow Daoist Shi is kidding. I can't reach the second level of Zi Mansion, so how strong can my spiritual consciousness be? The demon cultivator I caught has a higher level of cultivation than me. It is really difficult to search for souls! I still have to trouble Daoist Fellow Shi to take action on this matter. If I read it correctly, Fellow Daoist, you should be at the middle stage of Zifu, right?" Xu Deming replied.

"Fellow Daoist Xu Huiyan, I am indeed at the fifth level of Zifu, but I am also not good at searching for souls. However, this fellow Taoist Shan next to me is different. She is very proficient in this technique. Fellow Taoist can hunt down demons." Release Xiu and let Fellow Daoist Shan search for his soul!"

Xu Deming knew the details of Shan Fei'er and did not hesitate. He immediately released the shadow demon who was stunned by the Sanskrit sound curse in the magic weapon and handed it over to her.

Shan Fei'er was quite embarrassed at first. Of the three demon cultivators, she was the only one to escape. This made it difficult for her, who always thought highly of herself, to accept it. However, fortunately, shopkeeper Shi and the other two did not show any strange emotions because of this. She was no longer so depressed. When she heard that she needed to take action, she immediately agreed without hesitation.

After a moment, Shan Feier removed her hand from Shadow Demon's Heavenly Spirit Cover with a solemn expression, and then said:

"Boy, I'm afraid we're in big trouble!"

Although Shopkeeper Shi and the other two saw some bad signs on Shan Fei'er's face and were mentally prepared, they were still shocked by her words. Xu Deming asked hurriedly:

"Fellow Daoist Shan, how do you say this?"

Shan Feier organized her words and said in a heavy tone:

"It's a long story! It starts from half a year ago. At that time, the small forces around Kuixingfang City were often wiped out inexplicably. This matter attracted great attention from the alliance, and they sent a Jindan Daoist Responsible for investigating this matter.”

"This senior has carefully investigated for several months and found that these small-power monks were just kidnapped. However, he followed them several times and did not find out where these monks went!"

"But once, after the group of demon cultivators succeeded, they were about to evacuate. They were intercepted by the golden elixir senior who arrived. There were also golden elixir cultivators on the other side. The two sides fought a battle, but the demon cultivators were defeated with the help of blood escape. He ran away, but the Alliance Jindan was in hot pursuit, but he still lost his trace two thousand miles east of Xuanxuan Peak."

"The senior Jindan searched nearby for two days, but found nothing. After returning, he reported the matter and the senior also went to perform other tasks. However, the alliance will not let go of such a clue easily. After research, , they assigned forces to search the nearby hiding places of the demon cultivators, focusing on the disappearance of the demon cultivators, and we were assigned here."

"According to the information I just got from soul searching, all the monks who were kidnapped were imprisoned in a secret place in the Hanging Peak. There is a blood demon cocoon there. The demon cultivator kidnapped the monks just to cultivate it. If it is allowed to absorb If you have enough monk blood and spiritual consciousness to break out of the cocoon, you will be in big trouble!"

After Xu Deming heard this, he was extremely anxious, but he didn't understand anything about the Blood Demon Cocoon and couldn't get a word in at all. But there is someone who understands, and that is Shopkeeper Shi.

"Fellow Daoist Shan, what kind of cultivation did this Blood Demon Cocoon have when it was cultivated, and what kind of cultivation does it have now? Are Tiandong and the others in big trouble?"

"This blood demon cocoon is no small matter. It is now a golden elixir, but it has been strengthening, and is slowly transforming towards the Nascent Soul. When it breaks out of the cocoon, it will be the day it breaks through the Nascent Soul. As for Xiang Dong and the others who entered it, It is estimated that he is still alive now, because according to Shadow Demon's memory, although the Blood Demon Cocoon can absorb a lot of monks at once, the speed is not very fast. How can a foundation-building monk survive for five or six days?" Shan Feier said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Deming said anxiously:

"In this case, two fellow Taoists, let's quickly enter the Hanging Peak Cave and rescue Yu'er and the others!"

To be honest, when he heard that Xu Zhiyu and the others might have encountered an accident, he was immediately anxious. In his heart, his great-grandson was much more important than him.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I can understand your mood. Not only are your juniors in it, but also the juniors in my building. But as far as I know, the blood demon cocoon is protected by a first- and fourth-order mid-level formation. Even if the three of us Even if people go forward, they won't be able to break through the defense. Well, I'll send the emergency contact talisman to my father now and ask him to come here to handle the matter, and he should be able to make it in time." Shan Feier said.

Looking at Xu Deming who still looked anxious, shopkeeper Shi quietly sent a message to persuade him:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please be patient. Daoist Shan's father is the True Monarch of Nascent Soul. With him taking action, everything will be absolutely foolproof. Don't worry!"

"Didn't you say that Fellow Daoist Shan's father was a fake infant? When did he break through?"

"Not long after the breakthrough, this news is in our Taiyang Tower, and it is still kept secret. However, Taoist friends actually know that Zhenjun was in the fake infant state before, so he seems to be a well-informed person!"

Shopkeeper Shi was a little surprised. You must know that before he broke through the Nascent Soul, Shan Zhenjun had always shown his perfect cultivation level of Jindan to others. Not many people knew his true cultivation level. However, what Xu Deming asked just now was firmly believed, so He just tried.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just heard about it by chance!"

Xu Deming said perfunctorily, and at the same time, his attention also shifted to Shan Fei'er. Seeing that she had kept her promise and activated the emergency contact talisman, he felt a little more at ease. However, he didn't just stand there and wait, but flew straight away. He went to the foot of the Hanging Peak and waited there for the arrival of Shan Zhenjun.

Back to Xu Zhiyu, Tu Tiandong had been scolding him for nearly half an hour, but no one responded to him. Only his voice echoed in the air. Just when he was about to give up, there was a strange sound. , a voice that is neither male nor female, neither yin nor yang sounded:
  "Little guy, have you had enough scolding? Your vitality is very strong. It seems that I have to take good care of you! Hehehe! Hahaha!"

This voice was as harsh as it could be, and the people who heard it were going crazy. Unexpectedly, after saying this, an extremely powerful consciousness locked onto Xu Zhiyu.

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