Chapter 277 Death is nothingness, life embryo is a new beginning
Chapter 277: Death is nothingness, life embryo is new (second update, please vote for me~)
Day two.
Cheng Xinzhan left Jinshui Stream and said hello to Du Yuxi who was still on duty there when he left the Stream.
Given the current status of the Jinshui Chamber of Commerce in Xiangxi and its huge caravan force, finding local specialties in Xiangxi should be easy and quick, and definitely faster than Cheng Xinzhan sneaking underground to look for and collect them aimlessly.
After Cheng Xinzhan made his request clear, Shiyi Niang vowed that within a month, she would find Cheng Xinzhan a hundred thousand-year-old frozen water shale. In the future, the Jinshui Caravan will always keep an eye out for frozen water shale, and store all the high-quality and high-year frozen water shale that can be mined and purchased in the headquarters, so that Cheng Xinzhan can come to pick them up at any time.
This is the benefit of organizing a gang.
Cheng Xinzhan was also relieved and left it to the Chamber of Commerce to do this.
After leaving Jinshuijian, he walked south along the Jinshui River. Soon it merged into Youshui River. He then went southeast along the Youshui River and came to Yuanjiang River.
Less than a hundred miles upstream along the Yuan River, we arrived at the confluence of the Wushui River and the Yuan River, and thus reached Tianqiao Mountain.
This is also the place where mountains and rivers converge. Although it does not have the overwhelming hustle and bustle of Jinshuijian, the atmosphere of practice and tension here is much more sufficient. The mountains are high and the water is fast, and the lights flying back and forth are enough to show that the realms of the practitioners entering and leaving this place are not low.
At this moment, he stood at the inner corner of the Yuanjiang U-turn, looking westward at the upstream before the U-turn, and saw that this section of the Yuanjiang River had been widened a lot. In addition, the people of the four major families built a Yangyuzhou next to the Yinyuzhou. Both Jiangzhous were inhabited by people. Now, only yin and yang rotated, full of vitality, where could the original dead air be seen?
"Pair of Fish Playing in the Water" is one of the eight scenic spots in western Hunan.
On the west bank of "Double Fish Playing in the Water", the mountain altar built by the Lingbao Sect is still there. It is now the hub that controls the rising and falling of clouds, the falling of rain, and the flow of earth energy in this area. It is heavily guarded and protected by a large formation, and no one can get close to it casually.
Across the Wushui River, opposite the altar, is Tianqiao Mountain.
Tianqiao Mountain was demolished and rebuilt. It used to be a mountain forest with jagged rocks and no grass. Now it is a lush hill with tall buildings with flying eaves everywhere.
Cheng Xinzhan stood by the Yuan River and watched quietly for a while. He felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart. He did not go into the mountains or disturb anyone.
Afterwards, he headed north and came to a remote valley in the northern part of Xiangxi.
He stood in front of a ravine, crowed three times, and then waited quietly.
Soon, a flock of moths rose up from the mountain wall in front of him, revealing a hole.
A big man in red and a woman in Miao clothes came out.
"master."
The big man in red bowed and looked very surprised.
Cheng Xinzhan quickly helped him up.
"Meet Taoist Master Yun."
The woman in Miao clothes was none other than Lan Mujin, the Miao girl who had set up a stall in Tulong Mountain and brought Cheng Xinzhan here.
The woman looked at Cheng Xinzhan with awe in her eyes. That year, after this man asked about the situation of the Lost Soul Gorge in the village, the Lost Soul Gorge disappeared within two days. When the news came, the whole village was shocked. Since then, the people in the old Lixi village have had a better life in this village.
Cheng Xinzhan nodded in return. He could tell at a glance that this Miao girl had already formed an elixir, but it was a mixed elixir, so her life would be over.
The two led Cheng Xinzhan in, and Cheng Xinzhan asked as they walked,
"Is the old village chief in good health?"
The big man in red stopped.
Cheng Xinzhan sensed something was wrong, so he stopped and looked at Ji Kaiming.
The big man was silent for a breath or two before he said,
"The old village chief died three years ago at the age of eighty-four."
Cheng Xinzhan was silent for a long time, and then asked,
"Was it painful for the old village chief to leave? Did he have any last wishes before he left? Does he still want to return to the old village of Lixi?"
Ji Kaiming answered immediately,
"No, the old village chief was sitting on a recliner, smiling as he fell asleep. When he was found, his body was still warm. The old village chief did not have any last wishes. He just asked the people in the village to build a shrine for him while he was still alive, so that his descendants could offer sacrifices to him from generation to generation.
"Later, the old village chief didn't want to return to his old village. His four generations of grandchildren all grew up here. There was no danger here. The people in the old village had many branches and leaves. Gradually, the old village chief no longer wanted to return to his old village."
Cheng Xinzhan listened and nodded, handed Ji Kaiming a silver sign and said to him,
"In the future, if you want to find a job or are short of something, you can take this sign to the Jinshui Chamber of Commerce. If the village encounters any danger or has any difficulties, you can find Du Yuxi from the Chamber of Commerce and tell him that you know a Taoist priest with a green whisk, and he will find someone to help you." Ji Kaiming's heart trembled when he heard this. Now that the old village chief is gone, the relationship is over. He is afraid that the old master will never come again.
Sure enough, after Ji Kaiming took the token, he heard Cheng Xinzhan say,
"I won't go in. Take care."
Ji Kaiming heard this and said,
"Master, the old village owner has been asking the people in the village to brew wine for many years. He said that if you come, you can't leave empty-handed. Please take the wine with you!"
After hearing this, Cheng Xinzhan was silent for a while before saying,
"Let's go."
The three of them entered the village in silence. Cheng Xinzhan originally had a lot to say to the old village chief, but now there was no one to talk to.
After entering the village, I found out that the former village chief, Lan Mujin's mother, had died after failing to wash away the pill tribulation. Lan Mujin's sister had made enemies outside and also died. Therefore, Lan Mujin could not wait for the opportunity of true evil, and could only hastily form the pill with miscellaneous energy. It was lucky that she survived.
Cheng Xinzhan took the gourd and collected the wine, ready to leave immediately. After thinking for a while, he sighed, took out a pen and paper from the cave stone, drew some character lines and formulas, and then handed them to Ji Kaiming, saying,
"This is a Taoist guiding technique. When the children in the village can jump, teach them to practice it. They should practice it every day. If there are some who can't persist, don't force them. If there are children who can cultivate a sense of qi before the age of sixteen, send them to the Yulin Temple in Guangxin Prefecture, Yuzhang."
Ji Kaiming carefully took the paper, kowtowed and expressed his gratitude. When he looked up again, there was no one in front of him.
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Deep in the dense forests of western Hunan, there is a small temple with a courtyard wall.
Cheng Xinzhan had just walked to the front of the courtyard when the door opened automatically. He stepped inside. The ginkgo trees in the courtyard cast a green shadow and birds chirped in the trees.
There was only a wooden gate to the courtyard, and the Taoist temple inside the courtyard had no door, so as soon as Cheng Xinzhan came in, he saw the innocent boy sitting in the temple, but at this time, there was another person beside him.
The man was dressed in a black Taoist robe with a pattern of a tortoise and a snake entwined on it. He had a square face, thick eyebrows and a long beard. His face was purple-black, and he looked very majestic in his black Taoist robe.
When this man saw Cheng Xinzhan coming in, he looked straight over. The aura emanating from his body pressed towards Cheng Xinzhan like a mountain, making it difficult for Cheng Xinzhan to breathe.
This is the power of the four realms!
Cheng Xinzhan's heart trembled.
"Xinzhan is here."
The innocent boy smiled and said, as soon as he opened his mouth, the power over Cheng Xinzhan was broken.
"Master Wen."
Cheng Xinzhan bowed.
At this time, I heard the man in black robe say,
"Tian Zhen, I told you to go back to the mountain to break through, but you insisted on doing it. Now, it's almost the critical moment, and you have an evil guest coming to disturb us. How can this be allowed? You should just come back to the mountain with me!"
The innocent boy glanced at him.
"You are the bad guest."
The man in black robe said confidently without blushing or panting,
"If I hadn't been this evil guest, how would I have known that you would dare to break through in a place like this!"
The innocent boy was a little impatient and said,
"I am about to break through the realm here. If you are willing to protect me, then do so. If not, then go back to your Wudang Mountain. Also, I know whether the guests who come to my place are good or evil. I don't want you to interfere."
Without waiting for the man to speak again, the innocent boy looked at Cheng Xinzhan again.
"You don't have to pay attention to this rude guy. Come, come forward and sit down."
Cheng Xinzhan said yes, then walked into the temple and sat down on a cushion next to the innocent boy and on the other side of the man in black robe.
The innocent boy smiled and pointed at Cheng Xinzhan and said,
"You've come at a good time. The embryo on the red bed in my central palace has already taken shape. It's about to open the sky and receive the soul's attention. It will become a fetus in forty-nine days. Do you want to stay and watch?"
(End of this chapter)