Chapter 169: The Invitation Letter from the Tianshi Mansion and the Fateful Doom

Chapter 169: The Invitation Letter from the Tianshi Mansion and the Fateful Doom

Chapter 169: The Invitation Letter from the Tianshi Mansion and the Fateful Doom (Subscription Request)
When the master of Chaotian Temple shifted the topic to Tianshi Dao.

Southern Zhili, Yingtian Prefecture.

Xu Qing welcomed an unexpected guest.

"Senior Lu, we have never met before. I wonder why you have come here?" The person in front of Xu Qing was the head of the Lu family, one of the four major families in Nanzhili, headed by the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

Although this person has always been low-key in Nanzhili and has not shown off, in fact, among the four major families in Nanzhili, the Lu family has the second largest number of children who become officials, after the Wang family.

Because they are extremely scattered, there are both civil and military officials.

It has also been on good terms with the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Dao for generations, and every year there are children from the family looking for a mountain or a river to become a monk and practice Taoism. It can be said that the potential power is amazing.

However, the Lu family has always been calm and indifferent to the outside world. Even if the imperial power targets them, they never fight back. Therefore, the family has been prosperous and has hardly suffered any fatal blows since the early years of the country. Naturally, it has become one of the four major families in Nanzhili today.

Compared with other families, our journey was difficult and arduous.

The prosperity of the Lu family was a natural result.

By the time people suddenly realized what was happening, it had already become a towering tree in the southeast that was difficult to shake.

It can be said that although the Duke of Wei is powerful, his roots are not as deep as those of the Lu family.

However, if it weren't for Duke Wei standing in front to protect other families, families like the Lu family would have to face external shocks and would find it difficult to maintain their current superior status.

Whether actively or passively, the Lu family has always been supportive of the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

Judging from the camp, it was indeed unexpected that the head of the Lu family came to find Xu Qing.

After all, compared with the extravagant manners of other nobles, the Lu family is somewhat noble and aloof from the world, and would never go to Xu Qing to curry favor with him just for some money or benefits.

There is no need for this.

When Xu Qing's mind was flashing, after greeting, the head of the Lu family explained his purpose.

"Xu Jieyuan, please don't be suspicious. I came here today because someone asked me to deliver a letter to you. I have no other intentions."

Xu Qing had ordered people to serve good tea. After the head of the Lu family finished speaking, a letter containing an invitation made of gold paper was found.

"Golden letter from Mount Longhu."

This invitation, which shows that they are very wealthy, actually came from the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain.

Xu Qing was surprised and thought, could it be because of his practice of the Golden Light Mantra?

He then looked down.

The letter was written by Zhang Zhenren, a contemporary Heavenly Master.

Our dynasty's founder once said, "Heaven is supreme, how can there be a teacher?"

Therefore, in the previous official statement, the Heavenly Master was called a True Man.

But people still call him Tianshi.

Also, because the current emperor likes Taoism and is not a person who likes to stick to ancestral rules, the title of "Tianshi" is gradually no longer taboo among the officials, and people can call him whatever they want.

Xu Qing browsed the contents of the letter and found out that it was Zhang Tianshi of Mount Longhu who invited Xu Qing to participate in this year's Luotian Grand Ceremony of Mount Longhu.

This can be said to be the most grand event in Taoism today, and it concerns the selection of the next Heavenly Master.

People like Xu Qing, who are from outside the mountains, should not go.

However, judging from the content of previous Luotian Dajiao activities, there was no shortage of celebrities and nobles participating in them, which enhanced its prestige.

The content of the letter did not mention the Golden Light Mantra.

Xu Qing thought in his heart that it probably had nothing to do with his reputation in Nanzhili, and it was ultimately about the Golden Light Curse.

At the end of the letter, the old Taoist priest expressed his sincere hope that Xu Qing would definitely come to participate in the Luotian Grand Ceremony.

Xu Qing couldn't help but hesitate.

The old Taoist priest is the most powerful figure in the world. The other party spoke so sincerely and asked the head of the Lu family to deliver the letter. If he didn't go and the news got out, it would not be good for him.

Fortunately, the opening of the Luotian Grand Ceremony is scheduled for early September, which is still a few months away.

Xu Qing plans to use the tactic of procrastination.

"Senior Lu, if there are no unexpected delays, I will go to Mount Longhu to pay my respects to Master Zhang in person before the Luotian Grand Ceremony."

Patriarch Lu wanted to talk but stopped. He thought that he was just a messenger, so why bother to say too much? He put down the tea bowl in his hand and nodded: "If Xu Jieyuan is successful, we will go together then."

"it is good."

Xu Qing sent the head of the Lu family away.

He immediately ordered Su Lianqing to investigate what had happened in Longhu Mountain recently.

Because the power of the Red Flower Society was very weak in Xijiang Province where Longhu Mountain was located, Xu Qing also found an opportunity to write a letter to ask Zuo Qianhu.

Naturally, they are well-informed about the news inside the factory.

What’s more, Zuo Qianhu is a disciple of Shangqing Palace in Laoshan.

As an important Taoist event as the Luotian Dajiao, it is inevitable that important figures from the Shangqing Palace on Mount Laoshan will attend the ceremony.

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Xu Qing didn't expect that Su Lianqing actually found a clue. After she found out the information, there was still no reply from Captain Zuo.

As usual, Xu Qing met him in the secluded courtyard outside.

"This generation's successor to the Heavenly Master secretly let go of a demon fox suppressed by the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and eloped with it down the mountain?"

When Xu Qing received the news, an absurd and strange expression appeared on his face.

Su Lianqing said, "Sir, this matter has been spread secretly in the martial arts world. And I heard that the demon fox was the Holy Spirit of the Wenxiang Sect more than 200 years ago. After the Wenxiang Sect disappeared, the demon fox was taken away and suppressed by Zhang Tianshi of that generation."

"The Wenxiang Sect is now active in Nanzhili. Have you been able to contact the demon fox?"

Su Lianqing shook her head, and then said in a skeptical tone: "I'm worried that the demon fox has already connected with Luo Jiao."

"What is the relationship between the demon fox and Luo Sect?"

"When I was in the sect, I accidentally learned that the leader of the Luo Sect had collected a lot of information about the Wenxiang Sect and the remaining codes. Recently, the Wenxiang Sect has revived and is related to the Luo Sect..."

Xu Qing nodded. Su Lianqing's analysis made sense.

Moreover, Xu Qing learned from the man in Suo Yi last time that his life experience was suspected to be related to the Wen Xiang Sect. If the fox demon was the holy spirit of the Wen Xiang Sect, it would probably have some connection with him in the future.

He pondered and said, "I asked you to find out Yan Kong's whereabouts before. How about that?"

"Since Yankong went overseas, he seems to have disappeared. I am incompetent and have not been able to find any trace of him for the time being."

Xu Qing sighed, "You can't be blamed for this."

He knew very well that Yan Kong was very evil and had some secret method. He changed his appearance and sneaked into the vast crowd. How could Su Lianqing easily find him?

It's nothing more than doing one's best.

Xu Qing thought carefully and felt that the old Taoist priest invited him not because of the fox demon in the Wen Xiang Sect. Firstly, there was no evidence about his relationship with the Wen Xiang Sect. Even if the Luo Sect leaked the news deliberately, there was no reason for the Taoist priest to use this as an excuse to look for Xu Qing.

Moreover, Xu Qing directly denied it, so the Tianshi Mansion couldn't do anything to him.

The only thing about him that is actually related to the Tianshi Mansion is the Golden Light Curse.

He learned the Golden Light Mantra from the Golden Light Temple. Many people knew about it, so it was impossible to keep it secret. But the Heavenly Master's Mansion had not taken care of it before. The fact that he came to him now must be related to the recent events in Longhu Mountain.

Xu Qing originally planned to go to Longhu Mountain to learn about the Five Thunder Method.

At present, it seems that this is inevitable.

As for how to get there, you have to be careful.

After Xu Qing pondered for a while, he remembered something, "Oh, by the way, what is the name and characteristics of that demon fox?"

Su Lianqing: "I only remember that in the records that Luo Jiao had seen, this fox was called the 'Heart Moon Fox'."

Xu Qing's heart was filled with ripples.

It turned out to be Xinyue Fox.

The Heart-Moon Fox is the mythological symbol of the Heart Constellation among the Seven Constellations of the Canglong. It is responsible for human education, wisdom and strategy, and symbolizes wisdom and light.

You must know that there are only wrong names in the world, but no wrong nicknames.

In this case, the fox's abilities and behavior style must be related to this.

Not long after he had mastered the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon, the incident with the Heart Moon Fox occurred, and a sense of oppression of a fatal calamity overwhelmed him.

Xu Qing looked at the life span column in his bronze mirror. It had not increased for a long time, but decreased day by day. Even though he had recently gained some saintly virtue through the restoration of the society and some educational measures, there was no improvement.

It seems that this is indeed the end of fate.

He still had too little saintly energy, and he couldn't even shake this fate.

Xu Qing planned to accumulate more, use them all at once, and see the effect.

Holy virtue dispels the final calamity, just like putting out a fire with water.

The fire is growing bigger and bigger, and using a little bit of holiness to put it out is like a drop in the bucket and will not have any effect.

At the same time, inside the bronze mirror, the scarlet color of the four characters "Extraterritorial Demon" increased day by day.

Strangely enough, no matter how the bronze mirror evaluated him as a demon from outside the domain, once Xu Qing started practicing, he could still keep his mind calm, and he was not like other soul practitioners who were easily possessed.

Xu Qing had carefully observed Feng Wu's spiritual practice. Even though the spiritual practice of the Way of Destruction emphasized the elimination of distracting thoughts and not being disturbed by external things, Feng Wu was prone to mental demons and illusions. It was just that she was able to overcome them one by one.

Xu Qing’s cultivation of the soul is a different style.

Even if one practices the method of visualizing the five great demon gods, it is difficult to fully present them all at once due to insufficient spiritual cultivation.

For example, now he is visualizing the most powerful King of Destruction, but the main reason is that his spiritual cultivation is not enough. The difficulty does not lie in the fact that it is easy to go astray when practicing such magical powers.

Of course, it’s not to say that Xu Qing has never encountered any inner demons or illusions, but these have no effect on him at all.

If it is said that Feng Wu overcame his inner demons and illusions by relying on his talent.

For Xu Qing, overcoming these things is as normal as eating and drinking.

This is difficult to fully explain by his ability to enter a state of absolute concentration.

Because it is impossible for him to practice all the time and be in a state of absolute concentration.

Xu Qing told Su Lianqing to continue to pay attention to the matter, and then returned to Xu's house.

Feng Wu came forward and said, "The abbot sent a letter saying that Junior Senior Brother Wei Yuan will first come to Yingtian Prefecture to visit his relatives, and then go to Longhu Mountain in the neighboring Xijiang Province. He asked us to remember to entertain him when the time comes."

Wei Yuan is the last disciple of the abbot of Chaotian Temple.

In fact, in terms of seniority, he is much older than Feng Wu, because the master of Chaotian Temple is the great uncle of Feng Wu's mother.

However, the master of Chaotian Temple did not care about these things and allowed Wei Yuan and Feng Wu to be treated as equals.

Wei Yuan is only in his early twenties now, but he has already learned the true teachings from the abbot of Chaotian Temple, and his swordsmanship is superb.

"Isn't he an orphan?" Xu Qing asked curiously.

Feng Wu: "The master helped him find his grandma and grandpa, and both of them are still alive. Speaking of which, this matter is also related to my father."

"How to say?"

"Young Senior Brother's grandma and grandpa were hidden households of Duke Wei's family. During the land survey and re-registration, it was found that his mother was a maid in Duke Wei's mansion. Later, she fell ill and died for unknown reasons. Afterwards, Young Senior Brother was sent to Chaotian Temple by the housekeeper of Duke Wei's mansion."

Xu Qing keenly noticed that there was something fishy about this matter.

Even if it was found that Wei Yuan's grandparents were hidden households and the yellow book was rebuilt, it would not be immediately discovered that they were related to Wei Yuan.

He thought of the account book of Qingfeng Temple and Duke Wei's reaction to the matter, and connected one thing after another.

Could it be?

Xu Qing made a bold guess.

Could this cheap junior brother be the illegitimate son of Duke Wei?
But what does Wei Yuan mean by going to Longhu Mountain?
Xu Qing found things becoming more and more interesting.

The tone of the old Taoist priest's letter sounded as if he wanted his help with something, and the abbot of Chaotian Temple sent his disciple back to Nanzhili to visit his relatives, and then went to Longhu Mountain.

and many more……

Xu Qing suddenly thought, did Wei Yuan really go back to Nanzhili to visit his relatives?

I'm afraid that it's not to re-establish contact with Duke Wei, and there must be some plots by the Chaotian Temple Master against Mount Longhu. Because the Chaotian Temple Master is nominally the Imperial Master, but the actual leader of the Taoist sect is still the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Dao.

The abbot of Chaotian Temple comes from the Quanzhen Longmen sect. Now that he is in power, doesn’t he want to revive the glory of Quanzhen Taoism as the world’s number one sect?
It turned out that at this time in Longhu Mountain there was a Tiandajiao ceremony going on, and there was a fight between dragons and tigers.

Xu Qing suddenly realized that the successor of the Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu had escaped from the mountain with the demon fox at this time. This must be very intriguing and not as simple as the rumors in the martial arts world...

No matter what, the blacksmith must be strong himself.

After Xu Qing figured out some of the key points, he did not start to make plans, but instead completed another big thing first.

Now that he has cultivated the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor to protect his soul, and realizing that his cultivation makes him less likely to be affected by the demonic illusions in his heart, he has a new plan.

Refining the remaining essence of the Red Moon Relics.

Yuan Jing is the purified vital energy of a cultivator, absorbing and exhaling the creation of heaven and earth, the mysteries of the sun and the moon.

It is the essence of vital energy.

If Red-haired Yankong had not chased to the Wutong Courtyard and was forced to use the Red Moon Relic to suppress the soul of the old Wutong tree, he would have probably already restored to the state he was in during the battle at Jinguang Temple with the remaining essence of the Red Moon Relic.

When it comes to Xuantian Treasury, he naturally won't be afraid of Xu Qing.

For the red-haired Yan Kong, one wrong step leads to all wrong steps.

But Red-haired Yan Kongzi could not have imagined that Xu Qing had the help of the huge soul of the old Wutong tree, and he suffered a loss.

Although Xu Qing thought that he was now capable of refining the essence in the relic and did not need to worry about the evil spirit in it, he still took the Red Moon Relic out of the jade box with great caution.

He uncovered the demon-sealing talisman of the master of Chaotian Temple.

One has to admit that the temple master does have great magical powers. After all, the demon-sealing talisman he gave to Feng Wu was actually able to suppress the Red Moon Relic.

Xu Qing knew that he still had a long way to go before he could catch up with these old masters.

We must work hard and strive!

Soon, Xu Qing gathered his distracting thoughts and began to use the power of his soul to guide the essence in the relics.

When the Yuan Jing was led out, Xu Qing indeed felt the evil energy inside surge out, trying to invade his sea of ​​consciousness.

How dare you, a little evil creature, be so presumptuous?
Although Xu Qing thought he was not afraid of his inner demons, he did not become complacent.

Directly visualize the outline of the King of Destruction in your sea of ​​consciousness.

In the void of the sea of ​​consciousness, it seemed as if scriptures appeared, and the mood of destruction and devastation spread.

This destructive mood in Xu Qing's sea of ​​consciousness was even more terrifying than the evil energy that was pouring in. At the same time, the vertical eye between the eyebrows of the King of Destruction emitted golden light, sweeping away large tracts of evil energy.

On the other hand, there is a deeper level of evil energy hidden within the essence, as if it is inseparable from the evil energy.

But when they entered Xu Qing's soul, the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor emerged, shining with starlight, evaporating all the evil energy in his essence.

The Purple Emperor Dragon Armor is a magical power that protects the soul. Evil spirits have the effect of harming the soul, so they will naturally be eliminated by the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor's instinct.

However, within the essence, the evil illusion of Red Moon is still deeply rooted.

But without the support of evil spirits, these evil thoughts and illusions are like rootless duckweed.

The first wave of impact failed to shake Xu Qing's thoughts at all and quickly disappeared.

After a night, Xu Qing flew out of the spirit again before dawn and reached the top of Zhongshan Mountain, like a little blue dragon that was looming in and out of sight, opening its mouth to welcome the first ray of purple air from the rising sun.

This is completely different from the Toad Fishing Technique in martial arts.

It is a feeling of comfort that comes from the bottom of the heart, and the thoughts are floating, and a feeling of looking down on the world arises spontaneously.

Moreover, after Xu Qing absorbed the essence and strengthened his soul, he refined the purple qi and obviously found that the purple qi was purer.

"It's a pity that my soul's purple palace has not been opened up. Otherwise, I could use the innate Qi to nourish, condense my soul, and strengthen the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor. Sooner or later, my soul will be able to transform into a nearly real blue dragon, overlooking the world like a god."

This made Xu Qing think, could it be that those legendary dragons were the transformation of the souls of monks?
Because the shape of the dragon is obviously made up of various exotic beasts, it doesn't look like it grew naturally.

Moreover, the soul is condensed and almost as solid as the physical body, turning into a real dragon and soaring into the sky, which is more reasonable than a real dragon of flesh and blood.

Xu Qing's soul escaped, and after collecting purple energy in Zhongshan, he quickly returned home.

With his current spiritual strength, broad daylight has no effect on his soul's emergence.

Moreover, he can actively absorb sunlight and cover the surface of the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor with a layer of scorching sun energy.

If you continue to condense your spirit and soul, it will become the legendary true fire of the sun.

He thought secretly, if he could possess the body and condense nine fire dragons, wouldn't it be the same as the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover in the novel Fengshen?
The more he practiced, the stronger his soul became. He discovered that some of the magical instruments, treasures and supernatural powers in the novels of his previous life could also be achieved through the improvement of his soul and martial arts.

This is what a god-like person is.

"The gods live in high places, but they are not castles in the air. If you want to travel from Beihai in the morning to Cangwu in the evening, you must have a solid foundation in the mortal world." Although Xu Qing's mind was floating, he still chose to keep his feet on the ground.

So in the following days, Xu Qing practiced his spirit diligently day and night to refine the essence of the Red Moon Relics.

The power of the soul continues to grow.

The Purple Emperor Dragon Armor also became more solid during the process of refining the purple energy day by day.

By the beginning of July, my father-in-law had left Nanzhili and returned to the capital to serve as a censor in the Six Departments.

"The 15th day of the seventh month is the Ghost Festival. My uncle asked us to go back and worship our ancestors." Feng Wu attached great importance to her first Ghost Festival as Xu's wife, and had already communicated with Zhou in advance to make preparations.

Xu Qing nodded.

After the extermination of the Xu family in Jiangning, the ancestral tomb has been left deserted.

It was only in the past two years that it was renovated with the help of Mr. and Mrs. Li Gongyu.

He has already refined all the essence of the Red Moon Relic, and his soul has grown a lot, so he really doesn't need to stay in Yingtian Prefecture.

As for the junior brother Wei Yuan that Feng Wu mentioned, he will not arrive in Nanzhili until early August, so there is no need to rush now.

Then the couple returned to Jiangning Prefecture.

On the way back, Xu Qing observed that the little snake of luck in the bronze mirror was constantly emitting black air.

"Is there any danger?"

The cicada knows the coming of autumn before the wind blows.

Xu Qing became more alert.

(End of this chapter)