Chapter 108: Ominous Omens in the Taoist Temple
Hearing the old man's words, Li Daoxuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Old man, can you tell me what happened in detail?"
The old man, however, was very secretive. He shut his mouth and refused to speak anymore. He just waved his hand and told Li Daoxuan to leave quickly.
Li Daoxuan shook his head, turned around and followed his master into the Qingniu Temple.
The temple is quiet and peaceful, with several old locust trees planted with them. There are bird nests on top of them, but they are not birds like sparrows, but crows.
The crows' eyes were slightly red, and they stood on the branches, staring at the two of them.
Zhang Qianyang exclaimed, "Crows like to eat carrion and live mostly in the mountains and forests. They rarely build nests in human residences. This is a bit strange."
Li Daoxuan blew a whistle, and immediately the crows flew down and landed on his shoulders.
After a moment, Li Daoxuan waved his hand and let them leave.
"Master, I just used the Bai Ze Mantra to communicate with them briefly, and they said that they can often get enough to eat here."
"Full?"
Zhang Qianyang asked in confusion: "Could it be that someone is feeding them?"
Li Daoxuan did not speak, but remembered the sound of sharpening knives mentioned by the old man outside the door. He said that the first to be slaughtered were the Taoists in the Qingniu Temple. Could it be that these crows were eating those Taoists...
Zhang Qianyang waved his hand and said, "Forget it. When it's time to appear, it will appear naturally. I don't have much wine left. I have to go get another pot quickly."
He chuckled and said, "I've heard that the snake wine in Longyou County tastes great. Disciple, clean up here first. I'll be back soon!"
After saying that, he left in a hurry, causing Li Daoxuan to shake his head and smile bitterly. His master was really an alcoholic who even drank snake wine.
He even suspected that his master decided to stay just because he wanted the snake wine.
After the master left, he was the only one in the yard. The crows stopped calling and just stood stiffly on the branches.
The surroundings seemed a bit deserted and gloomy.
There are many rooms here, so Li Daoxuan naturally won't clean them himself. The palm of his left hand glows with light, activating the Five-horse Soldier Talisman.
"The soldiers are fierce and powerful, and they are always powerful and majestic. They hold spears and swords, and they kill without hesitation. They are angry and vicious, and they are rampant and ferocious. They cut off heads and bleed, and they eat ghosts and swallow gold. Hear my call, come quickly!"
In a flash, a strong wind blew, and a hundred ghost soldiers came with spears and sharp blades in their hands. Their appearance was solemn and their formation was neat. Anyone who saw them would have to praise them, what a mighty army!
After breaking through to the middle stage of Qigong, the number of ghost soldiers Li Daoxuan could summon doubled.
"Split into two groups. One group will clean up the place, and the other group will patrol the surroundings to see if there are any ghosts hiding."
"promise!"
The ghost soldiers worked hard and obeyed Li Daoxuan's orders strictly. Soon several side rooms were cleaned up.
Li Daoxuan chose one and moved in.
He had been traveling all day and was a little tired. He wanted to continue practicing, but he fell asleep in a daze.
While half awake, he felt a very cold breath approaching him.
The breath was as cold as an ice cellar, and it tried to penetrate into his body through every pore. Fortunately, Li Daoxuan had magic power to protect him, so the breath could not succeed for the time being.
He knew something was wrong and wanted to open his eyes to wake up, but he was surprised to find that although he was conscious and could even hear the sound of the patrolling ghost soldiers outside, he was unable to open his eyes.
My body seemed to be pressed down by something!
Li Daoxuan's heart sank. He thought that with the Yin soldiers guarding him, the other party should not be able to get in. However, he did not expect to underestimate that dirty guy. He found that he was quite powerful.
At this time, the master went out to get some wine, and Sister Yu was still sleeping under the umbrella. Without any external help, she could only rely on herself.
Li Daoxuan remained calm in the face of danger. With a thought, the sword ball hidden in the Three Realms Gourd flew out, and with a clang, it turned into a divine sword that was full of red light and murderous aura!
clang!
The sword rang like a dragon's roar as it slashed towards the dirty thing!
Along the way, the master taught him the "Taiyi Tiangang Sword Art". Although Li Daoxuan has not yet mastered it, he has begun to nurture the Chixia Sword and gradually reached the state of unity between man and sword.
Although he couldn't wield the sword flexibly yet, he had no problem making the Chixia Sword perform a few simple movements.
As the Chixia Sword slashed down, a sharp cry was heard in the room, which seemed to be a woman's voice.
Li Daoxuan felt his body lighten, and he no longer felt restrained. He opened his eyes and found that an embroidered shoe had been pressed on his chest.
The embroidered shoes are exquisitely crafted, painted with red peonies, and have a very yin energy.
He pulled out the Chixia sword nailed to the wall and slashed at the embroidered shoes. The moment the sword touched the embroidered shoes, the negative energy surrounding the shoes dissipated and quickly turned into ashes.
Li Daoxuan frowned slightly. It must be the dirty creature that had just caused trouble. It was afraid of the power of his sword and fled in panic, leaving behind only this shoe.
He called a ghost soldier to ask, but the other party said that he had not seen any female ghost just now.
This made Li Daoxuan even more interested. This dirty thing must be very powerful and could even deceive the ghost soldiers.
He activated the Wuchang Military Talisman and sent the ghost soldiers back to the Qingming Realm.
At this time, Zhang Qianyang just came back. He covered his bulging belly and looked very satisfied.
His beard was covered in grease stains.
Seeing this, Li Daoxuan knew that his master not only went to get some wine, but also had a big meal. Unfortunately, as a Bigu monk, he had almost forgotten the taste of meat.
"Disciple, this snake wine is really good, would you like to try it?"
Zhang Qianyang handed over the wine jug.
The smell of alcohol was strong, with a hint of Chinese medicine. Li Daoxuan leaned over to take a look, and was met with a pair of snake eyes.
There was a green snake several inches long in the pot, its eyes still open, soaked in the wine, and already dead.
Li Daoxuan felt a chill and stayed away from this strange wine.
Seeing his apprentice's look, Zhang Qianyang curled his lips and said, "You really don't know what's good."
Li Daoxuan told his master what had just happened. Zhang Qianyang also became interested after hearing it and said, "It can hide from the ghost soldiers and even make you sleep paralyzed. This dirty thing has some Taoist skills..."
Li Daoxuan was about to speak when there was a knock on the door.
The door was opened by two young men with a hint of nervousness in their eyes. They had heard of the bad reputation of Qingniu Temple and felt it was very unlucky at the moment.
If the old Taoist priest had not ordered the best coffin in the store, they would never have wanted to come here.
"The golden nanmu coffin has been delivered, we will leave first!"
The two men left the coffin and immediately turned around and left without looking back, as if they were afraid of being contaminated by bad luck.
Li Daoxuan could still hear their whispers.
"This person actually dares to live in Qingniu Temple. Does he really want to die?"
"He was quite foresighted and bought a coffin first..."
"Haha, what's the use of a coffin? I heard that all the people in Qingniu Temple were chopped into paste and can't even be put together again!"
…
Li Daoxuan carried the coffin into the yard and placed it down in a place with the heaviest yin energy.
"Master, it seems that we may not be able to spend this evening in peace."
Zhang Qianyang smiled casually, climbed into the coffin impatiently, and let out a comfortable groan.
“It’s comfortable!”
"The master is drunk. Have a good sleep tonight. I'll leave the dirty stuff to you."
He chuckled and said, "It's not easy to get a disciple, it would be a waste if I don't use him..."
Li Daoxuan's face turned dark, and he closed the coffin with a thud. He thought to himself that he would buy some yellow paper and tributes some other day to "honor" his master.
…
In a room in Wanshou Palace, the air is filled with the scent of sandalwood.
Wu Qiubai was holding a book and reading by candlelight when there was a knock on the door and his disciple walked in.
"Master, they have already moved in!"
Wu Qiubai put down the book, his eyes were somewhat deep, and he said lightly: "It is not so easy to take advantage of me. Let's see if they can survive tonight."
