Chapter 111 Good and Evil
Chapter 111 Good and Evil
Nearly two hundred people gathered at Yuhua Peak.
Huo Jingyan, director of the Academy of Foreign Affairs, flipped his hand, and a white light flew out from his palm, growing in the wind and finally turning into a huge cloud ship.
"Everyone, come up."
Cheng Xinzhan had never seen such a large flying magical instrument. After he got on it, he looked left and right, trying to figure out the alchemy restrictions inside.
After everyone got on the cloud ship, Huo Jingyan, director of the Foreign Affairs Institute, counted the number of people, and after confirming that they were correct, he set off.
The cloud ship turned into a stream of light and quickly disappeared into the sky.
[Size Change], [Transform Virtual into Real], [Summon Clouds and Control Wind]...
He looked around the ship at the restrictions, sensing them carefully.
"What are you looking at!"
Someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.
Cheng Xinzhan looked back and was immediately surprised.
"Brother Tao!"
It turned out to be Feng Jihu.
He looked around again and found that Huangshan and his group were all there. There were so many people on Yuhua Peak just now that he didn't notice them.
However, He Jiyuan was nowhere to be seen.
Cheng Xinzhan sighed in his heart, but he understood that compared with them, Brother Jiyuan walked a little slower.
When Cheng Xinzhan was under the attack of the true evil spirit, his heart and lungs were opened, and three thunder orifices were opened. He also used thunder magic, sword magic, refining magic, talisman magic, and spell magic.
Sun Miaoshu had already reached the second realm at the end of the year before last. He is now a direct descendant of Ziyan Mountain, and is practicing the extremely difficult Taixu method.
Xu Jishen entered the second realm at the end of last year and was also listed as a direct descendant of Yaoguang Mountain. He practiced the mysterious divination method.
When Wang Miaoyuan first opened the three houses, he opened the two palaces of gold and water at the same time, and last year he opened the two palaces of earth and wood. In addition, he opened the throat and ear orifices in the three houses. It can be said that he has made great progress through accumulation of experience.
Zhu Jianmo opened four mansions, but he spent too much time distracted by puppets. However, he is currently a young man who attracts much attention in the Puppet Academy.
It seems that Feng Jihu has already decided to practice the wood element, supplemented by the water and fire elements. At present, he has opened the four palaces of wood, water, fire and earth, and three houses at the same time. He is exquisite in the changes of plants and has his own unique insights in preparing medicines.
The names of these people have reached the ears of the mountain masters and the deputy leaders in charge. As long as they reach the second level, they can compete for the position of direct successor.
In fact, there is a most intuitive way to judge whether one has entered the direct lineage, and that is to enter the second realm before the age of thirty.
Among these, only Wang Miaoyuan and Feng Jihu are still having a hard time. One of them is 29 and the other is 28 years old, which means they must open another mansion and successfully enter the palace within one or two years.
He Jiyuan, who is the same age as Feng Jihu, has only opened two mansions, Shui and Jin, so his hope of becoming a legitimate heir is slim.
When Cheng Xinzhan first entered the mountain, those who were familiar with Lantern Street, Shuise Street, and Guteng Street were either still seeking to set up their own offices in Xiaowanshan, or were mediocre in their respective lineages after becoming true disciples, and had no hope of becoming the direct successor.
The gap gradually widened.
They were not called on to go out and fight demons this time because of their low realm and low potential. It is certainly safer in the sect, but compared to those who went, the gap between them will only get bigger in the future.
"I heard that this is a big deal?"
Wang Miaoyuan said.
Everyone looked at Cheng Xinzhan. Due to the short time, they were only notified to go to the northwest to fight the demons, but they were not clear about the more specific details.
Everyone heard the words on the jade talisman of Yuhua Peak: "Cheng Xinzhan is specially promoted as the direct descendant and sent to Qianjun Hall to discuss matters."
"Last night, which was New Year's Eve, a northern evil sect called the Blood God Sect attacked West Kunlun and destroyed the West Kunlun Sect."
Cheng Xinzhan was about to speak, but Huo Jingyan's voice rang out in the cloud ship and began to explain to everyone, so he naturally didn't need to say anything.
There was an uproar in the cloud ship.
"But I have never heard of this Blood God Sect before, and I have never heard of its leader, Blood God Son. But there is one thing you need to know, the ancestors of the West Kunlun Sect had immortals, the current West Kunlun Sect leader has perfected the four realms, and there is also a mountain protection formation on the West Kunlun Mountain. Such a big sect was destroyed overnight, and no one has ever heard of it before."
Huo Jingyan's voice was serious.
"When you arrive, don't run around, and follow orders in all actions. They are named Blood Gods, so they must be practicing skills related to blood essence. I just don't know if they burn their own blood to increase their magic power like the Shura lineage, or are good at controlling other people's blood essence from a distance like the Youquan lineage.
"We can't do anything about the first one, so we can only deal with it carefully. If it's the second one, everyone must be extra careful and control their breathing to slow down the blood circulation. The sect has prepared Turtle Breath Blood Slowing Pills for everyone, two pills per person. If you really encounter the second situation, take it as soon as possible after being hit. You can distribute the pills to everyone."
A young man walked out, with scarlet Li Gua stripes on the sleeves of his Taoist robe. This was the robe of Danxia Mountain of the Eight Lotus Veins.
The young man took out one pill bottle after another and distributed them to everyone. Taking this opportunity, those who didn't know each other started chatting.
At this time, Zhu Jianmo said to the people nearby,
"What's the point of the sect sending us here when the demon is so powerful? In my opinion, it's enough for the three of us to go, Zhao Shanzhu, Gong Shanzhu, and Ying Shanzhu. Wouldn't it be a burden to bring us along?"
Sun Miaoshu smiled when he heard this and said, "If the mountain master and the sect leaders have to take the blame for anything that happens, then when the mountain master and the sect leader get old or ascend to heaven, will we, who have been practicing in the mountains all year round, be the mountain master and the sect leader?
“The reason why the mountain master is the mountain master and the sect leader is the sect leader is because they went through life and death trials when they were young and at a low level.
"So don't worry. Every time the righteous and evil forces fight, we youngsters will be the pioneers. We regard the evil as a stepping stone, and the evil also regards us as a touchstone. When the loss of one side is so great that the adults can't stand it anymore and want to go out on the field themselves, the adults on the other side will follow suit. When they fight to the bitter end, the ancestors of each family will go out, from the youngest to the oldest, it has always been like this.
Zhu Jianmo nodded and smiled, "I see."
"I know an example of this."
Wang Miaoyuan interrupted, "In the pre-Song Dynasty, there was a sect that cultivated Wu Earth. The founder was called Kaoshan Patriarch, and the sect was called Kaoshan Sect. Kaoshan Patriarch rose from obscurity and became a well-known figure. After founding the sect, he treated his disciples and grandchildren as treasures. If there was any danger, he would rather take it himself than let his disciples and grandchildren get involved. His disciples and grandchildren did not feel ashamed but proud of it. Whenever something happened, they would say that they had Kaoshan Patriarch and would hide behind him obediently.
"One day, the ancestor of the Backer was injured, and someone coveted the inheritance and used all kinds of tricks to rob it. Now the Backer has fallen, and none of the disciples can stand up and speak. In just a few years, the sect is gone."
Everyone listened, thoughtful.
The Yunchuan sailed for about two hours before its speed gradually slowed down, which was enough to show how far the West Kunlun Mountains were from the southeast hinterland.
It was the first time for the young people on the Yunchuang to come to the West Sea. Looking down from the Yunchuang, they saw the northwest scenery they had never seen before.
There are endless skyscrapers with snow-capped peaks and many blue lakes dotted among them like gems.
The sunlight here is exceptionally bright, and the snow and the lake are reflecting the sunlight, which is radiant and dazzling. Looking down from the air, it looks like a piece of glossy silk embroidery.
"Look at that!"
Someone pointed it out.
When everyone looked over there, they saw that in the midst of the vast snow-capped mountains, there was actually a blue sea!
"That is the West Sea. The vast land surrounding the West Sea is also named after it."
Huo Jingyan also saw it and told everyone the name of the sea.
"That's West Kunlun!"
He pointed to the northwest road.
When everyone looked over, they saw a giant silver-backed dragon lying on the ground in the distance, which was extremely magnificent.
But at this moment, at the highest point of the dragon's spine, there was a blood cloud. The blood cloud emitted a thousand feet of blood light, which reflected the snow-capped mountains within dozens of miles around into a faint blood color.
Ying Jingsong and Huo Jingyan looked solemn.
"Jingsong, this momentum doesn't look like it could be created overnight!"
Ying Jingsong nodded and said bluntly: "The blood cloud and the mountain range have already become one. I'm afraid it has been conceived a long time ago. Now this blood-light mountain protection formation looks even more powerful than the original West Kunlun Sect's own Hundred Dragons Returning to the Nest formation!"
Huo Jingyan agreed and continued Ying Jingsong's words, "That's right. In my opinion, the West Kunlun Sect was probably invaded by the Demon Sect decades or even hundreds of years ago, and it just launched an attack last night. The Demon Sect was so good at hiding things this time, and worked hard to show its strength as soon as it showed its head!" There was one thing they understood the first time they saw the blood cloud, but they didn't say it out loud:
The evil cult has done its work in secret. This majestic mountain in the northwest is already theirs. If the righteous want to take it back, I wonder how much it will cost.
But the fact is, West Kunlun Mountain is too far away, and for the sake of a destroyed West Kunlun Sect, no one, whether it is Eastern Taoism or Shuzhong Xuanmen, is willing to make an effort.
This time, there will be more thunder than rain.
However, it is not appropriate to say these words in front of the younger generations.
The cloud ship slowly descended towards the southern foot of the mountain. A group of young disciples looked at the blood cloud with firm eyes and high spirits, as if they had already made up their minds to cut the blood cloud apart.
Although Ying Jingsong and Huo Jingyan had put away their worries and sorrows, they could no longer display the high spirits of young people.
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Kunlun Peak, Moyun Palace.
No, it should be called Blood Cloud Palace now.
In the tall and empty Blood Cloud Palace, there is a strange existence.
There was a blood shadow standing here, a tall, human-shaped blood shadow, with no clothes or facial features visible, as if it was just a ball of blood light.
This blood shadow was walking in the hall. He was the center and source of the huge blood cloud on the mountain. As he walked, the red light in the sky was swaying.
"Master, another wave of people from Sanqing Mountain has arrived."
There was a man outside the palace gate, bowing and reporting to Xueying.
"Sanqing Mountain, well, they seem to think highly of me, Deng. How many of them have come?"
The sound of the blood shadow was also very strange. It sounded far away, sometimes near, sometimes loud, sometimes soft, and it was hoarse and noisy, which was confusing.
"Seven famous Taoists have come, three Buddhists have come, and one Sword Sect has come. Leader, shouldn't we let the children come back first? The place where the righteous sects are gathering now is less than two miles away from the children's base. It's almost like brushing our noses."
The man said anxiously.
"hehe."
Xueying smiled and said, "Now, does every family have a few leaders, with a group of younger generations?"
"Master, that's right!"
The man was very surprised. "But there are quite a lot of people coming here, especially those from Sanqing Mountain and Emei Mountain, they have already stationed here. Don't underestimate the enemy, Master!"
"Ah."
There was mockery in Xueying's laughter, "I am here to tell you that all the people from the fourth and fifth realms have come here. Two of them have fought with me."
"what?!"
The people at the entrance of the palace were obviously very surprised.
"They found out the truth and knew that the matter was done, so they left naturally. Those who came now are just for face and training."
"Face? Training?"
The man didn't quite understand.
"You don't understand. Kids, you don't have to retreat yet. Right now, all the righteous characters haven't arrived yet. Dragon Tiger and Wudang haven't come yet. We have to wait until all the characters are here. Some of them will even have a finale before they appear."
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At the foot of Kunlun Mountain, on the southern slope, there is a place called Zhengqipo, which has just been named.
When Cheng Xinzhan and his companions got out of the cloud ship and landed, they found that the place was already crowded with people. Taoists, monks, and swordsmen could be seen everywhere. What was even more strange was that all the families and sects had built their houses on the flat land, and a market town seemed to be about to take shape.
He saw the people from Shuji Mountain and Baihu Mountain who had arrived earlier and occupied a central area of the market town, but he did not see Zhao Wuji and Gong Weijian.
After everyone got out of the cloud boat, Huo Jingyan made a hand gesture and the cloud boat turned into a Taoist temple and landed in the open space in the middle.
Seeing the disciples' curious looks, Huo Jingyan smiled and said,
"The Demon Cult is defending the mountain. This battle will definitely be long. We also need a place to rest and take turns."
Everyone nodded and thought it made sense.
In just a short while, when the others heard that the person in charge of Sanqing Mountain had arrived, they all came over, and Huo Jingyan greeted them one by one.
Ying Jingsong brought two or three hundred disciples into the temple, where they sat cross-legged and regulated their breathing.
After a while, I heard someone say,
"Wudang Mountain is here!"
After that, I waited for a long time before I heard someone say,
"Someone from Longhu Mountain has also arrived!"
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Blood Cloud Palace.
"Master, we are almost there. Can we let the children come back?"
Xueying shook his head and said, "There is no rush. They will definitely hold a demon-killing conference to tell the world that good and evil cannot coexist. Now that the demon has appeared in the world, they will not ignore it. They also want to show that the righteous are of the same blood and must help each other."
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Zhengqi Slope.
"My fellow Taoists! A new demon has appeared in the world, causing such a terrible catastrophe of extermination. I rely on all of you to gather here to defeat the blood demon. I have counted carefully and found that there are as many as nineteen families! I suggest that we discuss the matter of exterminating the demon and select someone to be in charge of the deployment!"
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Blood Cloud Palace.
"Master, their meeting has already ended. In the end, under the efforts of Emei, a person named Jian Bingru was selected to take charge of the overall situation."
"Jian Bingru?"
Xueying smiled and said, "Even he can take charge of the situation? It seems that the righteous path still doesn't take us seriously!"
"Can we bring the children back now?"
Xueying still shook his head. "You call all the people back now, but those people down the mountain can't attack Kunlun Peak alone, so how can this drama go on? The righteous are most concerned about face. If you really call all the people back and hide in the dark, I'm afraid those big shots will have to come out and fight for real."
The man was puzzled, "What should I do then?"
Xueying said, "Let the kids fight with those younger generations, fighting and retreating, and counterattacking from time to time. It's better to have a back-and-forth situation. The kids haven't practiced the Blood God Incarnation Sutra for a long time, so let them practice."
"So when will this battle end?"
Blood Shadow laughed, "Don't worry, it won't take too long. After some time, people will know that this demonic land is protected by the righteous and will not continue to expand and harm people. Naturally, they will no longer turn their attention to this place. After all, there are always new things happening in the world."
"And then what?"
"Then, since the eyes of the world are no longer here, the righteous path naturally does not need to guard here. At that time, we can do whatever we want."
The people outside the temple suddenly realized.
"I see."
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