Chapter 161: Saint Road
Chapter 161: Saint Road
That's right, this is definitely a prison. This secret room with no windows on all sides is either a prison or a treasure house. However, the interior of this building does not seem to have any connection with a treasure house.
Could the 'friendly Taoist priest' that the little mouse was talking about be referring to the prisoners in the jail?
Most of those imprisoned in the prison of Xuanxu Palace are people of status and power. Maybe they are giants of the magic world, ancestors of evil sects, etc. Maybe they can be used to get some benefits.
Thinking in his mind, Xiao Jie walked down the stairs. Before he reached the bottom, a burst of noise surprised him a little.
"Let me out, don't kill me!"
"Hahahaha, you are a bunch of ignorant people, but you don't know my magical skills. If you provoke me, I will destroy you both physically and spiritually in one move."
"I want to eat barbecue, not steamed buns. I want to drink wine. Give me wine."
"Shut up, everyone. I can't sleep because of you."
Huh? Why do these sounds sound familiar?
It sounded like many people were shouting, but when you listened carefully it seemed like the voice of just one person.
When Xiao Jie came downstairs, he was stunned with shock.
He imagined many scenarios, but everything he saw was still completely beyond his expectations.
There was indeed a dungeon below, with an aisle in the middle and many prison cells on both sides, which were now full of people.
There were several heavenly soldiers standing on both sides of the aisle, all standing there with stiff expressions.
These heavenly soldiers are summoned creatures, they feel a bit like robots, and they had no reaction to Xiao Jie's appearance.
Xiao Jie's focus was not on these heavenly soldiers, but on the prisoners.
The prisoners in these cells look particularly familiar, with mustaches, tattered Taoist robes, disheveled hair, and mysterious faces with a hint of vulgarity. Isn't this the Fool Taoist/Crazy Taoist?
Looking at the name again, it was indeed the Fool Taoists. There was more than one, but more than a dozen Fool Taoists, locked up in the prison on the left. Because there were too many of them, there were not enough single rooms, so they simply locked three or five of them together. At this time, they were crying and begging for mercy.
On the other side of the prison, seven or eight crazy Taoists were also locked up in their respective cells, shouting and cursing.
The whole place is as lively as a vegetable market.
Seeing so many foolish and crazy Taoists, Xiao Jie was shocked. What on earth was going on? How could there be so many identical foolish and crazy Taoists?
He originally thought that these two NPCs were a bit strange, and now he was even more confused.
No, these shouldn't be real people, but some kind of clone technique, right? Xiao Jie suddenly remembered a scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that he had watched when he was a child - Zuo Ci tossed a cup to tease Cao Cao.
After playing tricks on Cao Cao, Zuo Ci ran away. Cao Cao naturally refused to let him go, so he sent troops to capture him. As a result, he captured hundreds of identical Zuo Ci.
Original text:
Cao ordered his generals to pour pig and sheep blood on them and escort them to the training ground south of the city. Cao Cao personally led 500 armored soldiers to surround them and beheaded them all.
A stream of green air rose from everyone's neck cavity, and gathered into one in the sky, transforming into Zuo Ci. He called a white crane to the sky to ride on, clapped his hands and laughed, saying: "The earth rat follows the golden tiger, the treacherous hero will be put to rest!"
Cao ordered his generals to shoot with bows and arrows. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, rocks flew and sand rose; the corpses that had been beheaded all jumped up, holding their heads in their hands, and ran to the martial arts hall to attack Cao Cao. Civil officials and military generals covered their faces in shock, and no one looked at each other...
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This section was particularly vivid when Xiao Jie watched it as a child, and he had a very deep memory of it. Now, when he saw so many crazy and foolish Taoists who looked exactly the same, he immediately made the connection.
Could it be that this crazy Taoist/foolish Taoist is an immortal like Zuo Ci?
Why did the people from Xuanxu Palace capture so many clones?
He couldn't help but recall what Yu Daoren said when he first met him. He seemed to have mentioned that Xuanxu Palace captured him, beat him, and tortured him.
It turns out it’s true.
He was surprised and curious. Fortunately, there were no other Taoists guarding the prison, only those puppet-like heavenly soldiers. Xiao Jie walked over, and those crazy Taoists and foolish Taoists suddenly stopped talking and looked at him.
Xiao Jie felt a little scared when he saw it.
Xiao Jie was hesitating about how to start speaking when he suddenly heard a sinister voice coming from the end of the cell.
"Haha, you're here to interrogate me so early today? Fellow Daoist, why did you come alone?"
He turned around and saw that in the deepest part of the prison, there was also a Taoist, but this person was in a single cell. He sounded the same as the mad Taoist, but he was not as crazy as the mad Taoist, nor as stupid as the stupid Taoist.
He walked over out of curiosity, and saw it clearly when he got closer.
The Taoist inside also had a mustache and disheveled hair, but his Taoist robe was very neat and tidy, and there was an evil look on his face. He was tied up tightly with iron chains, and there were more than a dozen talismans stuck on his body. Even the prison door was engraved with talismans. It was obvious that he was an important person.
Evildoer: Level 36 BOSS, HP 420/4200.
The evildoer was imprisoned here!
Xiao Jie looked at the familiar face in front of him and suddenly a guess came to his mind.
Could it be that these crazy and foolish Taoists are all clones of this evil Taoist? This can be seen from their levels, but why is this guy a red-named monster? Why are his clones all civilians?
"I'm here to inspect the prison, not to interrogate you."
"Inspection? This is new. Since when did Xuanxu Palace need an inspection? Aren't those heavenly soldiers you summoned very useful? Oh - no, you are not from Xuanxu Palace! Haha, interesting, interesting. Your transformation technique is very powerful. Even I almost didn't notice it." Xiao Jie was startled. Damn, he didn't even notice it, but his voice didn't change at all.
"What transformation technique? I don't know what you are talking about."
"Hahaha, don't pretend with me. I'm not one of those stupid Taoist priests here who are blind and can't see the problem right in front of them. Tell me, are you looking for me to seek the truth? I have nothing to do anyway, so if you can make me happy, it's okay for me to teach you."
Xiao Jie instinctively felt that the other party was fooling him. Not only was the request too simple, the key point was that you had a big red name of a monster on your head, and you were a BOSS. How could I trust you?
But I came here to gain power, so I can't leave empty-handed.
"Yes, I came here to seek the truth, but unfortunately the Taoist priests of Xuanxu Palace were unwilling to accept me, so I had to find a way out on my own. I accidentally broke into this place. Did you do something evil to be locked up here?"
"Hmph? What heaven? What reason? Heaven and earth are all false, and all reason is perverse. Why should I care? Even if it is against heaven and reason, so what? Whose heaven is this? Whose reason is this? You only know how to tangle with these trivial details. It seems that you are just a mediocre person."
Xiao Jie thought to himself that he was pretty good at talking nonsense, but when it came to talking nonsense, he had never been afraid of anyone.
"Haha, I know what you mean. Are you saying that the world we humans see is not the real world? Human eyes cannot understand the truth of the world, so the rules constructed in this false world are meaningless?"
The evil Taoist was surprised and said, "Hey, you have some enlightenment, have you read my Taoist book?"
Xiao Jie thought, isn't this the theory he saw in your nameless Taoist book? However, he did not tell the truth. Instead, he laughed and said, "What Taoist book? I have never heard of it. I figured it out on my own. But even though I figured it out, I don't know if it is correct. I just told you what you said. Could it be that the theory I figured out is really reasonable?"
"Hahaha, you have some talent, of course it makes sense, it's the supreme way, but unfortunately what you have realized is just a little bit of the fur of this supreme way, the real truth in it, I'm afraid you won't be able to figure it out even if you rack your brains."
"That's right. Although I know that the world in my eyes is fake, how can I see the real world? I don't have any clue. Does the Taoist priest know?"
“Hahaha, kid, you’re lucky to meet me today, but I happen to know how to see the truth of this world.
The so-called truth of the world is the so-called Tao. Tao is the ultimate truth of all things. This Tao is divided into the human way, the earth way, and the heaven way. Only by knowing these three ways and combining them into one can one achieve the supreme Tao. "
"Supreme Dao? So powerful, can one become an immortal?"
The evil man said disdainfully, "Becoming an immortal is nothing. If I cultivate this way to the extreme, I can become a saint. Do you know what a saint is?"
Xiao Jie was originally quite looking forward to it, but when he heard the evil man's words, he was suddenly speechless.
Well, I met another boaster. If this evil man said he could become an immortal, he would believe it. If he said he could become a saint, that would be a bit too much. You are a level 36 little Karami, why are you pretending to be so great? If you were really that powerful, wouldn't you have been so boastful long ago? Why are you still locked up here?
Judging from Xiao Jie's many years of experience in writing martial arts novels and fantasy stories, this evil person is likely to have some skills, but they are definitely not as good as those in Xuanxu Palace, otherwise he would not be imprisoned here. However, his abilities must be extraordinary, probably similar to the difference between a famous and upright family and an evil and crooked one.
Generally speaking, the martial arts of famous and upright sects progress slowly but are relatively stable, while the evil and unorthodox martial arts progress rapidly but have hidden dangers and will reach bottlenecks in the later stages.
But for ordinary players, if they can obtain unorthodox skills, they may not be worse than the righteous skills. After all, it is a death game. It is enough to be awesome in the early stage. There is no need to think so far.
Then he followed the evil man's question and asked, "What is a saint? Is he more powerful than an immortal?"
"Hahahaha, what's a fairy? A saint is someone who understands yin and yang, knows heaven and earth, derives the universe, transforms the universe, controls the mysteries of the myriad worlds, and knows the infinity of the great way. Whatever he says is followed by the law, and even lies can come true. The universe is created in the blink of an eye, and all things are born and destroyed while he talks and laughs.
How about it, do you want to learn?"
"I want to learn, please teach me, Taoist priest." Xiao Jie thought that even if the evil Taoist taught him only one-tenth of what he boasted about, it would still be awesome.
"Okay, listen carefully. Among the three principles of heaven, earth and man, the principle of humanity is the most simple. I will teach you the principle of humanity first..."
Xiao Jie listened attentively. Just as the evil man was about to speak, he heard footsteps behind him.
not good!
Xiao Jie secretly groaned in his heart. Damn, someone came at this damn time. He didn't dare to be discovered. Without saying a word, he transformed into another human form.
Puff! A burst of white mist flashed by, and this time he turned into a heavenly soldier, wearing golden armor and with a dull face.
Very good, very good, the effect of blending into the environment is really magical. He was really afraid that he would be randomly transformed into a foolish Taoist or a crazy Taoist or something like that, which would be terrible.
This guardian celestial soldier is just right, with no sense of presence at all.
Xiao Jie looked at the formation of the guardian heavenly soldiers and directly found an empty spot in the corner and stood there.
A moment later, a Taoist priest in moon-white robe walked down quickly.
Hey, he's actually a player.
Cicada Under the Tree (Taoist): Level 28. HP 660.
Not good! Xiao Jie was shocked. Although this humanoid could change its appearance, its name would not change. It could fool NPCs but not players.
Fortunately, the location he chose was quite remote, and the other party did not notice that there was a guardian soldier with a wrong name in the corner. He came straight to the cell door of the evil man and did not realize that there was another player in the cell.
"Master, I come to see you again." The voice of the cicada under the tree was quite respectful, and it was obviously not the first time it came.
(End of this chapter)