Chapter 266: Dragon and Phoenix Jade, Stone Drums Cannot Be Beaten
When the lady in green came back leading Momo, Li Daoxuan hurried to greet them.
Before he could ask, the empress nodded and said, "You guessed right. Mo Mo's body contains the last trace of Xu Du's soul."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked and looked at Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan also explained his speculation to everyone.
He realized this when he saw that the Empress failed in refining the Supreme Golden Liquid, because the failed Supreme Golden Liquid was a bit similar to the black liquid that flowed out of Mo Mo's body from time to time.
In addition to this, when Li Daoxuan sneaked into the Styx, Xudu personally admitted that he deceived the Green-Clothed Lady by cutting his soul into pieces.
At that time, a guess emerged in Li Daoxuan's mind.
Since the soul can be cut, would it be possible that he was divided into more than just two?
Xudu's plan was crazy and extreme, so he couldn't be sure that he would succeed. However, as an old devil with profound experience, he naturally understood the principle of having three burrows and leaving a way out.
Silence is the escape route he leaves for himself.
He took a fancy to this little girl who had accidentally fallen into the River Styx.
Xudu separated a bit of his soul, hid it in Momo's body, and asked Wan Gui to send it back to Dushuo Mountain.
This is also the reason why Momo floated back automatically and was not afraid of the River Styx.
Taoist Zhou realized the changes in his granddaughter. He tried many ways to test it, but none of them worked. This was mainly because the soul in Xu Du was hidden very deeply and would not appear at all under normal circumstances, which was equivalent to the subconscious mind.
The main consciousness remains silent.
However, Mo Mo was just an ordinary female ghost after all. Even if it was just a trace of soul in her empty belly, the power contained in it was too much for her to bear, so black liquid would gush out from time to time, making herself dirty.
The reason why she could not leave Mount Dushuo might be related to the protection of the two gods Shentu and Yulei. On Mount Dushuo, they could not tolerate evil ghosts like Xudu to leave.
It is also possible that the residual soul in the empty stomach does not want her to leave, and plans to absorb the residual soul after successfully passing the tribulation, which can also replenish a lot of magic power.
The answer to this mystery will never be found with the disappearance of the two generals and the death of Xu Du.
Wu Dabao looked at Momo with lingering fear and said, "Fortunately, my nephew noticed it in advance. If she had escaped back to the human world and cultivated for a few hundred years, she would probably be a weakling again!"
Mo Mo was frightened by his eyes. She let go of her mother's hand, hid behind Li Daoxuan, and held the corner of his clothes tightly.
Li Daoxuan touched her head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, now you are just you."
Lady Qing Yi looked at her and said, "Xu Du's residual soul has dissipated, but his magic power has nourished the soul of this little girl. If she is reincarnated, she may be a good material for practicing Taoism in the future."
Li Daoxuan squatted down and asked, "Momo, do you want to be reincarnated?"
After thinking for a while, he wrote a sentence on the ground.
"Big brother, after reincarnation , can I speak?"
Li Daoxuan nodded and said, "Of course!"
Mo Mo's eyes lit up slightly.
She thought about it and said another sentence.
"Big brother, can you find me again and be my master?"
She raised her delicate and delicate face, and looked at Li Daoxuan with her big black gemstone eyes, like a little deer, full of anticipation.
Li Daoxuan already felt very sympathetic towards this little girl with a miserable life experience, and the rag doll she gave him exposed Zhou Laodao's conspiracy, which was equivalent to saving his life.
" Okay, I promise."
Li Daoxuan took out a piece of precious jade from the Three Realms Gourd and gave it to her.
The jade is in the shape of a dragon and a phoenix, lifelike, luxurious and impressive, with a faint white light flowing through it, which has the effect of warding off evil and disasters, and protecting peace.
This was the reward Li Daoxuan received when he killed the Yin Cha before. In addition to this jade, he also obtained many miscellaneous magical weapons, but with his current strength, he can no longer use them.
"Take this jade. It is a token of our relationship. When you are reincarnated, I will use it to recognize you."
After hearing Li Daoxuan's words, he silently and carefully held the dragon and phoenix jade in his hands, as if it was his most precious thing.
The lady in green said calmly: "People who practice Taoism never joke. I'm afraid you and her will have a master-disciple relationship in the future."
Li Daoxuan said gratefully: "Thank you for your help, Madam!"
When ordinary people are reincarnated, they will go through a thorough search and cannot take anything with them, so they come into the world clean and naked.
But some people with status and background can often be reborn with their babies.
For example, Jia Baoyu in "Dream of Red Mansions" was born with a jade in his mouth.
If Mo Mo wants to be reborn with this jade, he must get the approval of the Green-Yi Goddess.
Now it seems that Lady Green is prepared to give Li Daoxuan some face and did not say anything against it.
"My lady, how long will it take for her to be reincarnated successfully?"
The lady in green shook her head and said, "Reincarnation is a destiny that is determined by heaven and cannot be changed by external forces. It may take ten years or a hundred years. Anything is possible."
After entering the cycle of reincarnation, it does not mean that you will be reborn immediately. The time there is not fixed. Hundreds or thousands of years may pass in an instant, or a long time may pass while only a few days appear in the outside world.
It's so mysterious that no one can tell for sure.
This is why the dead souls have to drink Meng Po soup. Only by making them confused can they not feel the passage of time. Otherwise, they will be trapped in one place for hundreds or thousands of years, and even if they are successfully reincarnated, they will become crazy.
An hour later.
The lady in green took Mo Mo away from the underworld.
Li Daoxuan, his master and others also left here through the resurrection magic circle. He took a last look at the Yellow Springs Realm, hoping that this place, after being taken over by the Queen, could become a destination for the dead like the Qingming Realm.
…
On earth, in Liling City, in Wu Dabao’s courtyard.
There was a flash of golden light, and everyone appeared in the yard. The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. It was a beautiful day.
The dark cloud that had shrouded the city for many years finally dissipated.
Li Daoxuan listened to the hustle and bustle of the street and felt the lively life, and he felt as if he was in another world.
In fact, it was only a day or two before they entered the underworld.
He was about to speak when suddenly, a drum sounded in his ears.
Boom!
The drumbeats were not very loud, but long and continuous, with an indescribable magic and spirituality that reached everyone's ears.
Li Daoxuan was surprised to find that after hearing the drum sound, his master and others were all shocked and then held their breath.
At the same time, he also discovered that the drum sound seemed to be audible only by those with magical powers, while ordinary people just went about their business as usual without noticing anything.
“Master——”
Just as Li Daoxuan was about to ask, he saw his master, uncle and aunt all making gestures to silence him.
Their expressions were extremely solemn, as if they were counting the beats of the drum.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…
The drumbeats continued for ten times before finally fading away.
Li Daoxuan saw that the expressions of his master and the others became more and more solemn, with dark clouds hanging between their brows, as if something very terrible was about to happen.
Even when they were heading to the Yellow Springs Realm, Li Daoxuan didn't feel that they were so worried.
After ten rings.
Taoist Xuancheng quickly stepped forward, bowed and said, "Since your sect has important matters to attend to, I will take my leave first!"
Zhang Qianyang nodded. If it were usual, he would definitely force the other party to drink a few jars of wine before letting him go, but now, he no longer had any interest in doing so.
Lu Chunliang conveyed the message to Li Daoxuan.
"Brother Li, I will practice hard this time when I get back. I will come back to play with you when I get out!"
During this trip to the underworld, Li Daoxuan had a high level of cultivation, was generous, and had a wide network of contacts. These undoubtedly conquered Lu Chunliang and made him believe that this was the "big brother" of the reincarnation of the True Lord.
Li Daoxuan nodded to him without any disgust.
Although Fatty Lu's cultivation level is not high now, Li Daoxuan can see that he has good aptitude. Taoist Xuancheng also dotes on him. He believes that in the future, he may become the backbone of Maoshan Sect like Taoist Xuancheng.
Xu Qingxuan hesitated for a moment, but finally patted his old friend on the shoulder and said, "If you need me, just call me the old way."
After saying this, he turned into a sword light, soared into the sky, cut through the clouds in the sky, and flew away.
Li Daoxuan is still a little confused. What happened? It seems that everyone knows it except him.
Zhang Qianyang seemed to have noticed his disciple's confusion and said to him, "Disciple, the drum sound you heard just now was the stone drum under my Longhu Mountain."
"Stone drum?"
"There are ten wonders in Longhu Mountain that cannot be beaten, and one of them is this stone drum that cannot be beaten."
"This stone drum is also called the Mushroom Stone. It is said that it was originally the sacred drum of the Gexian Temple in Qianshan. If the drum is struck once a year, ghosts and monsters will tremble. If it is struck twice a year, the crops will be plentiful. If it is struck three times a year, the livestock will thrive. Later, a monk did not know the rules and struck it ten times in a row, which alarmed the heaven. The Jade Emperor ordered it to be sealed. The sacred drum refused to accept the punishment and rolled off the drum stand to the foot of Longhu Mountain."
"After the gods and Buddhas disappeared, we established a rule in Longhu Mountain. If we encounter a matter of life and death, we can beat the drum ten times. If any of our disciples hear the drum, they must rush back immediately and close the mountain for meditation!"
At this point, Li Daoxuan finally understood why his master and the others looked so solemn.
Longhu Mountain, it seems something big has happened!
"This rule has only been enforced twice in the hundreds of years since it was established. One time was when Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed Buddhism and Taoism and ordered the burning of Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures throughout the world. The other time was when the corpse-driving lineage in Jingzhou produced the drought demon more than 200 years ago!"
Wu Wei asked in confusion: "Uncle Master, there are no big demons right now, and the emperor also respects our Taoism, what could possibly happen?"
Suddenly, he slapped his forehead and said, "Could it be that the old man has passed away——"
Bang!
Wu Dabao hit his apprentice hard, very hard.
"You little brat, your master's cultivation is so profound, how could he be in trouble? If you say such unlucky words again, I will tear your mouth apart!"
Although he said that, Li Daoxuan clearly saw that the expressions of his master and the others changed.
Obviously , they also thought of this possibility in their minds, but they were unwilling to admit it.
The old Taoist priest suddenly fell into a coma before, so he did not come to the appointment, and asked Master Ye to deliver the message instead of going through the people from Longhu Mountain.
All these behaviors reveal weirdness.
If Zhang Zhiyan, the contemporary Taoist master and the Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu, suddenly passed away, and a successor had not yet been clearly chosen, this would indeed be a shocking event for Mount Longhu.
Zhang Qianyang said firmly: "No need to pack up, let's go back to Longhu Mountain immediately!"
"yes!"
