Chapter 275: The Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth, Five Thunders Yang Yuan Gong
Li Daoxuan asked: "Did Master Uncle make any important discoveries?"
Zhenlian smiled and nodded, saying: "Daoxuan, you might as well take a look at this list first."
Li Daoxuan read the information on the list carefully. When he saw a certain detail, his eyes lit up and he smiled and said, "Finally I found his flaw."
Zhenlian also smiled and nodded, "Yes, it was thanks to your intelligence, Daoxuan, that you caught his flaws and finally we found the clues!"
After a pause, he asked curiously, "Daoxuan, Uncle Master is a little curious , how did you find the flaw?"
Li Daoxuan smiled and explained: "In the beginning, it was clothes."
"clothing?"
"Although the ghost baby has the ability to come and go freely, it always leaves behind the bodies of women. Based on the clothes of those women, I found that their families are very wealthy and they all wear silk and satin."
"This is very unusual. There are many people living at the foot of Longhu Mountain, including many women. But he did not possess them, but insisted on looking for those ladies from wealthy families. It is a bit strange to go so far away instead of near."
After a pause, Li Daoxuan continued, "Except for their clothes, these women all look very young, so I was thinking that maybe there are some restrictions on the ghost's possession. Starting from here, maybe I can find out his origins!"
Elder Zhenlian exclaimed: "I see, no wonder Daoxuan asked me to check the origins and experiences of these women to see if there are any overlaps."
He pointed at the list and said with a smile, "This investigation really yielded a lot of results. These women have all been married for one or two years but have yet to get pregnant. They originally had no connection with each other, but during this period of time, they all went to the Childbearing Guanyin Temple in Shanghe Village to burn incense!"
A group of women who had burned incense at the Temple of Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth, in Shanghe Village were suddenly possessed by ghost babies. They came to Longhu Mountain and hanged themselves. This matter seemed wrong no matter how you looked at it.
Li Daoxuan immediately realized that there must be something strange about the Temple of Guanyin in Shanghe Village, and it might be the origin of the ghost baby.
Originally, Elder Zhenlian was also suspected of poisoning, and he didn't want to let him come to investigate the information. But there was no other way. Elder Zhenlian had been operating in Longhu Mountain for many years and had close ties with the government. The matter could only be entrusted to him. Otherwise, he didn't know how long he would have to wait to get this key clue.
"Uncle Master, how much do you know about the Child-Giving Guanyin Temple in Shanghe Village?"
Elder Zhenlian thought for a moment and said, "Shanghe Village is about 200 miles away from here. I haven't heard much news about it. The only thing I remember is the fertility-giving Guanyin Temple there. It is said to be very effective, so many married women will go there to burn incense."
Li Daoxuan's eyes moved. The gods and Buddhas had disappeared long ago. The so-called efficacy was either deliberately promoted by someone , or there were other things in the temple.
Zhenlian said: "Daoxuan, I will go there immediately and find out what's going on!"
Li Daoxuan shook his head and said, "Uncle Master, Longhu Mountain is at a critical moment right now. As the person with the highest seniority besides Grand Master, you absolutely cannot leave at this time. Otherwise, if my master and uncle start fighting, there will be one less person who can persuade them to stop."
Li Daoxuan emphasized the word "persuade".
Zhenlian immediately understood, nodded, and said, "In that case, Daoxuan, I'll have to trouble you to make the trip. Do you want Bihen and Awei to go with you?"
Li Daoxuan shook his head and said, "No need. I suspect there is a dark hand behind this. If there are too many people, it will easily alert the enemy. After dark, I will quietly go down the mountain by myself. Tell the outsiders, Uncle Master, that I am in seclusion for cultivation."
Zhenlian nodded. He looked at Li Daoxuan's young face with eyes full of emotion.
"Daoxuan, when I was your age, I was still being beaten by my master, but you have not only become a master, but you can even stand on your own and support our Longhu Mountain!"
He patted Li Daoxuan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "When you come back, your uncle will personally give you the ordination!"
The ordination is of great significance to the Taoist priests of the Zhengyi school.
The Taoist tradition of the Longhu Mountain Tianshi lineage believes that only Taoist priests who have been ordained can be considered to have a name in the heavenly court, have a Taoist position and divine authority, can reach the heavens and the underworld, and are among the orthodox.
In simple terms, after being granted the ordination certificate, it is equivalent to being admitted to the heavenly court and having a position on the staff.
In the past, ordination did play a big role. The Taoist priests who were ordained would be protected by the gods and immortals. In times of crisis, they could summon gods and send generals to give orders to the five directions.
But now, the immortal gods who protected them have disappeared, and the effect of the ordination has naturally declined significantly. It now only has symbolic significance and can increase their luck at most.
However, for Taoists, being able to receive a certificate is a symbol of honor.
"Thank you, Uncle Master!"
Li Daoxuan bowed and saluted.
Zhenlian smiled with relief, then turned and left.
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Before it got dark, as soon as Elder Zhenlian left, Li Daoxuan immediately went down the mountain and rushed to Shanghe Village.
It’s not that he thinks there is anything wrong with Elder Zhenlian, but he must be on guard against others. After all, the other party has not completely gotten rid of the suspicion of poisoning the old Taoist priest.
He said they would set out in the evening, but in fact they would set out immediately. Even if Elder Zhenlian really had problems, he could be caught off guard.
If there was no problem with Elder Zhenlian, then he would just arrive early and it wouldn't be much trouble.
All in all, it's never wrong to be careful.
In order to prevent Zhang Jiuxiao from observing his movements, Li Daoxuan deliberately slowed down and restrained all his breath. In addition to earth escape, he also used water escape, wood escape and gold escape. He changed them more than ten times before he finally got down from Longhu Mountain.
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Yunxiao Palace.
Zhang Jiuxiao was sitting cross-legged on a cushion and practicing.
He held the Dutian Great Thunder and Fire Hand Seal in his hand, his long hair was loose, a thunder-like mark appeared between his eyebrows, and thunder seemed to be brewing in his chest, and a rumbling sound could be heard.
Every time he inhaled, it seemed as if he was sucking all the thunder and lightning between heaven and earth into his stomach.
But the breath that was exhaled was like a faint black mist, dissipating between heaven and earth with the wind.
With every breath, his body became more and more crystal clear and brilliant, as if he was in a pool of thunder, being cleansed by the power of lightning.
This is a unique secret method he created based on "Shenxiao Five Thunders Orthodox Method" and "Purple Qi Nourishing Essence Gong". It can not only cultivate magic power and improve Taoism, but also polish the body and strengthen qi and blood.
He named it "Five Thunders Nourishing Essence Gong".
During this period, he spent most of his time in seclusion practicing, and was not moved at all even though there was a lot of noise outside because of the ghost baby.
As if preparing for a long-awaited battle.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door.
"Dad, the baby is here!"
Zhang Tiande pushed open the door. His clothes were slightly disheveled, there was a strange smell on his body, and his face was paler than before.
Bang!
Zhang Jiuxiao slapped him in the face, causing his right face, which had just healed, to become swollen again.
"Dad, you hit me—"
"Shut up and call me Master!"
Zhang Jiuxiao looked at his only son, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and said: "What did I warn you before? Don't do that kind of thing again during this period of time. Don't you think the mess you made is not big enough?"
Zhang Tiande saw that his father was angry, so he shrank his neck and said aggrievedly: "Master, don't blame me, she seduced me first..."
Zhang Jiuxiao closed his eyes and suppressed the anger in his heart.
After a long while, he asked, "What level have you reached in practicing the Five Thunders Nourishing Essence Technique that your master taught you?"
Zhang Tiande looked away and said in a whisper, "The second floor... is almost there."
Zhang Jiuxiao opened his eyes suddenly and slapped his son hard in the face again, making his left cheek swollen. He angrily asked, "So after all this time, you are still on the first floor?"
He had passed on the "Five Thunders Nourishing Yuan Gong" to his son five years ago and taught him carefully, imparting all his knowledge to him. However, he did not expect that five years later, this evil son was still at the first level!
"You useless thing. The speed of practicing the Five Thunders Nourishing Essence Technique is many times faster than that of the Purple Qi Nourishing Essence Technique. But you, who have the foundation of the Purple Qi Nourishing Essence Technique, are only at the first level now?"
Zhang Jiuxiao was furious and slapped the wall with his palm.
Suddenly, lightning flashed everywhere, and countless spider-web-like cracks appeared on the wall. After a few breaths, it exploded with a loud bang, and the broken stones splashed on Zhang Tiande's face, making his skin hurt.
"Do you know that Li Daoxuan has already cultivated the Purple Qi Nourishing Essence Technique to the fourth level? Moreover, his Qi is emitting purple light, like jade smoke. It is obvious that he is almost at the fifth level! "
Comparing goods will lead to throwing them away; comparing people will lead to death.
In the past, in Longhu Mountain, with the elixirs he provided, Zhang Tiande was forced to reach the Yin Shen Realm. Although his magic power was weak, he was still considered a hero in Longhu Mountain because of his realm advantage.
Just compared with Li Daoxuan, the gap is too big.
When Zhang Tiande heard his father mention Li Daoxuan's name, a hint of hatred appeared in his eyes.
In the past, in Longhu Mountain, no matter where he went, he was considered a child of destiny and was supported by everyone. But since Li Daoxuan came back, everything has changed.
Not only did those fence-sitters sided with Li Daoxuan, but what was even more hateful was that Junior Sister Liu Bihen also ignored him. Instead, she was very close to Li Daoxuan, calling him "senior brother" all the time and often practicing sword skills on the sword-testing stone.
He had long coveted the cold and beautiful junior sister who had the temperament of a sword fairy, and naturally could not tolerate the woman he liked getting close to other men.
After venting his anger, Zhang Jiuxiao looked at his son with a swollen face. He didn't know what he was thinking about. His heart softened. He finally sighed and said, "Forget it, let's talk about business first."
He took out a black token from his arms. It was surrounded by a strong yin aura and seemed to be an evil magic weapon.
"Take this and go to Shanghe Village."
Zhang Tiande was stunned for a moment, then a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes, and he said, "Dad, is the plan advanced?"
Zhang Jiuxiao nodded, returned to the cushion, closed his eyes, and seemed to continue practicing.
Zhang Tiande excitedly prepared to leave.
“Tian De…”
Zhang Jiuxiao suddenly opened his eyes, sighed softly, and called him, "Remember, don't be careless, be careful about everything."
Zhang Tiande smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry. We have been preparing for so long, and we are already 90% sure. There won't be any problems!"
After a pause, he seemed to sense his father's softening attitude and begged, "Dad, when you become a Heavenly Master, can you betroth Junior Sister Liu to me?"
Zhang Jiuxiao shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it later."
Zhang Tiande said excitedly: "Dad, then you agree, let's make it a deal!"
