The world of Taoism

Chapter 176 Three Cave Empress
"This is..." Old Zhang's eyes widened, and he died suddenly without saying a word.

Old Zhangtou's body fell to the ground, and the statue of the Three-Dong Niang Niang seemed to flicker for a moment, and then lost its movement.

In the depths of the void, the sky is pitch black.

It seems that there is an unknown existence hidden in the sky.

Just as Lao Zhangtou was dying suddenly, there was a tragic cry of pain in the sky.

The voice was sharp and contained uncontrollable pain, as if tormented in the [-]th hell.

Just listening to the sound makes the whole body cold and shuddering.

"Who? Who is it?? Who dares to kill my men?"

The voice seemed to be that of a woman, the voice spread all over the land, echoed in this world, and it took a while before it stopped.

……

Sandong Niangniangzu Temple is located at the foot of Qinghua Mountain in Chunjiang County.

This is an endless mountain range.

As the saying goes, relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to eat water.

This mountain nourishes countless ordinary people at the foot of the mountain.

There are three big mountains in this mountain range. The people at the foot of the mountains are called Sandong people, and their gods are naturally called Sandong Niangniang.

Sandong Niangniang Temple is much larger than the temples on other mountains.

At this time, the temple was deserted, and there were almost no people there, only pilgrims in twos and threes.

After all, it is not a special festival, and generally there will be no large-scale sacrifices.

Only hunters who usually go up the mountain to hunt, or the herbalists who go up the mountain to collect herbs, come to worship and bless the peace.

The functions of the Three Cave Empresses are hunting, farming and so on.

As long as there is something related to the mountain, you can generally come to worship the Sandong Empress.

The influence of the Empress of Three Caves is only limited to the Sanshan area, and going further afield is beyond the scope of Empress of Three Caves' management.

Small folk gods are generally like this, and they don't have a particularly wide range of beliefs.

Generally only a certain class, or a certain region.

Some of these small folk gods don't even know how to pass down spells, after all, they are too busy to take care of themselves, so there is no time to teach others spells.

Or some of the spells taught are incantations spoken in the local dialect.

Most of the believers in folk minor gods are not that highly educated.

Basically, dialects are used to release spells, and sometimes the spells are very simple, just a piece of ordinary vernacular.

(Really, when I checked the information, I found that some are really awkward.)
A group of people stood in the courtyard behind the temple.

There are young and old in this group.

Most of the old men were dressed as peasants, some with trouser legs rolled up, bare feet with mud on their feet, as if they had just returned from farm work.

Some even carry a hoe.

There are also those who are dressed in gorgeous clothes, and those who are dressed in plain clothes.

Together, they surrounded a middle-aged man with a rich appearance.

The middle-aged man was short and fat, with a jade ring finger, an aura of wealth and nobility, and a simple and honest smile, like a member of a rich family.

The middle-aged man is really an outsider.

This person's name is Wu Xiu, the patriarch of the Wu family in Sandong, with a very high seniority, and also serves as the priest of Sandong Empress.

Wu Yuanwai paced back and forth in the yard, his face was cloudy and cloudy, and his face was as sinking as water.

"Old Zhang is really dead?"

"Yes, when I went to visit just now, I found that he was dead, his seven orifices were bleeding, and he seemed to have seen something horrible." An old man said.

Everyone was terrified by the death of the old man.

They can also be regarded as people who practice magic, but they are also ordinary people with short-sightedness.

This is the first time I have seen such a horrible death.

"I remember that Lao Zhang is in charge of the first generation of Yuchan Mountain, right? Could it be that there are some ghosts and ghosts on it?" Wu Yuanwai said.

Old Zhang's head was too strange to die, and he was still alive and kicking when he saw it the day before yesterday.

Today is a cold corpse, which is somewhat unacceptable.

"Old Zhangtou seems to have cast a curse on a group of people before he died. Could it be the reason for that group?"

"Is that so?" Member Wu sank outside, then shook his head and smiled, "Forget it, let the third lady judge."

These people have served Sandong Empress for several generations, and their beliefs can be said to be impeccable.

Even if the old head is dead, it can't make them back down.

"it is good!"

Everyone immediately prepared to serve the altar, and put fruits and vegetables, chicken, duck, fish and so on.

Member Wu tied a red ribbon around his head, and put his hands on the table.

He muttered something in his mouth, and then took out a sea bowl filled with clear water and branches, and splashed it around.

One of the most important signs of believers in Sandong Niangniang is the water in the bowl.

These waters are not ordinary water, but runic water used to release spells.

These people are called "naval masters".

"Water" is divided into many kinds.

"Snake water" that can kill insects and snakes, "potion" that can cure diseases and save people, "fu water" that releases spells, "spiritual water" that repels insects and animals, and "fairy water" that eliminates disasters and promotes talent.

Some of these people specialize in one, while others specialize in several.

In short, these navy divisions each have their own strengths and are weird.

They are also considered cultivators, but they don't have much independence.

It is the cultivators who are attached to the Three-Dong Niangniang, without the "water" handed down by the Three-Dong Niangniang, they cannot release spells.

After sprinkling the water, Yuan Wai was shaking all over, and his face turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The originally rosy face became extremely pale, the lips turned purple, and there were some gray hairs on the head.

After a long time, Wu Yuanwai finally calmed down and slowly opened his eyes.

"I have already asked Mistress Sandong, and Mistress has told me the exact location of the enemy."

"There's some good news..." Member Wu let it go.

"What good news?"

the people asked.

"The empress is very satisfied with our performance during this time, and the empress is going to do it herself."

"What? Your Majesty personally took action?" Everyone was surprised, "Then there is nothing wrong with us?"

Sandong Niangniang is a god with boundless power, as long as Sandong Niangniang personally takes action, then what's the matter with them?

It seems that the mysterious enemy is dead.

"Yes! But to be on the safe side, we still send someone to help the empress. Although it won't be of much help, it is still possible to collect the corpse."

Wu Yuanwai said confidently.

As soon as the words fell, two middle-aged and young people in luxurious clothes stepped forward.

"Your father and son of the Lu family are going?" Wu Yuanwai said.

"My father and son are willing to go!" said the middle-aged man.

Their clothes are much more exquisite than those around them.

The well-dressed man takes a different route from the rest.

Others practice in villages and serve several villages.

People with luxurious clothes usually hang around the homes of the powerful, serve the powerful and earn a lot of money, and their utilitarianism is stronger than ordinary people.

"Okay, then you and your son will go, be careful." Wu Yuanwai said.

There are still many people who want to go, but seeing the Lu family's father and son make a move, they dare not compete with them, so they let the Lu family's father and son take the credit for nothing.

.........

On Yuchan Mountain, there are eight coffins in thatched huts.

The lid of the coffin was opened, revealing the black mummy lying inside.

In just seven or eight days, under the action of the medicine, he had already turned into a mummy.

The daily expenses are very high, and it is necessary to use medicine to smear the whole body of the mummy, and at the same time draw as many as five or six kinds of spells to help the corpse take shape.

After the corpse dries up, it gradually becomes stiff, and after being buried for a while, it can become a zombie.

Zhou Xuan stood in front of the coffin, wondering what he was thinking.

puff...

There was a sound of air leaking.

Zhou Xuan turned his head and saw that it turned out to be a corpse with a rotten stomach and gas leaking out.

"Failed..." Zhou Xuan said.

There is resentment in the zombie body, and it is currently in the forming stage. Once the air leaks, it means that the vitality has been vented.

"On Monday, bury this body for me."

Zhou Xuan gave instructions to the people behind him, then walked into the room and started a new day of cultivation.

Zhou Xuan sat cross-legged, his eyes seemed to be slightly closed, and his spirit wandered along with his breathing.

Induction of innate thunder and lightning essence.

In the pitch-black world, strands of blue energy attached to Zhou Xuan's body.

When the azure energy entered Zhou Xuan's body, Zhou Xuan felt a hot current invade his whole body.

This feeling is like swallowing a mouthful of hot water, the whole body is extremely hot, and it feels like the internal organs are about to be turned into ashes.

The essence of thunder and lightning is really strong, and it is unbearable for a mortal body.

In the spiritual world, Zhou Xuan drew the thunder and lightning essence to combine with the energy of the internal organs in his body, and transformed into a thunder map in his body.

Just like a mortal needs to digest food, Zhou Xuan also needs to digest when he absorbs lightning energy, so that he can absorb it for his own use.

The so-called digestion is to let the thunder flow in the body to draw a "thunder".

At the same time, I imagined that I was wearing a nine-beam crown on my head, wearing a red dress, and wearing red shoes on my feet.There are five generals of thunder on the left and right.

Only in this way can we harness thunder and lightning for our own use.

When Zhou Xuan absorbs the essence of thunder and lightning, he usually avoids thunderstorms, so as not to be unable to control the thunder and lightning.
In the spiritual world, Zhou Xuan's translucent body sat under the bridge.

There are five generals of Wulei with a height of several feet left beside him, and he is like the king of thunder and lightning.

……

In the unknown void, a dark consciousness slowly engulfed.

The target of this consciousness was Zhou Xuan who was meditating in the room.

The master of consciousness is actually the legendary Three-Dong Empress.

This is the person who plotted against me?

Boundless anger came from the dark consciousness, and then entered Zhou Xuan's body.

The Empress of the Three Caves wants to destroy Zhou Xuan in the spiritual world and let him suffer boundless pain, so that she can relieve her hatred in her heart.

Entering the spiritual world, the dark consciousness becomes a woman standing on one foot, holding a rooster in her left hand and a bow and arrow in her right.

Women give people a very aggressive feeling, like a fierce beast staring at him, and Zhou Xuan is her prey.

"what?"

After taking shape, Mistress Sandong exclaimed when she saw the scene in front of her.

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