Volume 2: World of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Chapter 25 Demon Subduing Hall
The shouts of tens of thousands of disciples resounded throughout the entire Maoshan Mountain, and Jia Le couldn't help but feel heroic at this moment.
The master of Yin and Yang meridians, is sitting here today.
He walked slowly up to the sixth main seat of the main sect. At this time, the representatives of the immortal sects, led by Changren, were walking onto the square. After hearing the shouts of tens of thousands of Maoshan disciples, they were all shocked and couldn't help showing a trace of bitterness.
Well, I haven’t gotten any benefits today, but I have to send the gift money first.
The representatives of Shuiyun Sect, Yanyun Mountain and other immortal sects all looked at Changren beside them. It was too late for them to leave now. In fact, they could come any day. They had already waited for three months. It would not hurt to wait a few more days. They could come again after the important matter in Maoshan was settled.
"Please take a seat, fellow Taoists."
Changren looked at the representatives of the immortal sects with a smile, which made them feel even more bitter. Why did they go through all this trouble? They waited for so long, and ended up waiting for such a result. The head of the Yin-Yang lineage took office. Although Maoshan had been low-key for a thousand years, they, the immortal sects, had some understanding of Maoshan's affairs. They knew that the Yin-Yang lineage, as one of the nine main veins of Maoshan, had completely disappeared in the demonic calamity a thousand years ago.
His sudden appearance now is undoubtedly a great joy for Maoshan, and the strange phenomena in the past three months are probably related to this.
The return of the Yin-Yang lineage, one of the nine main veins, is no less important than the emergence of a cultivator in the Return to the Void and Harmony with the Dao realm in Maoshan . No, it is much more important than this. Even when the cultivators in the Return to the Void and Harmony with the Dao realm hold a promotion ceremony, the gifts they prepare cannot be bad, not to mention the major event of the return of the vein master today.
Don't think too much, just send a message to the masters of your respective immortal sects and ask them to prepare gifts.
The representatives of these immortal sects looked at each other and began to get busy secretly. The matter of gift-giving, especially to a superior like Maoshan, has never been a matter of small gifts but great sentiment. The more you give, the better your relationship with Maoshan and the more you value Maoshan. On the contrary, if you give less, it means you look down on Maoshan, which may cause Maoshan's dissatisfaction and lead to some disaster.
"Congratulations to the Lord of Mount Mao, and congratulations to the Lord of the Yin Yang Vein. The Lord of the Yin Yang Vein has ascended the throne. This is a great joyous event for Yangzhou. After hearing about this, the Lord of the Shuiyun Sect (Yanyun Mountain...) has already set out from the sect, and will come to celebrate in person soon."
Taoist Zhenliang was very clear about these people's thoughts, and usually didn't want to pay attention to them. But now that Jiale returned to Maoshan to ascend the throne, he was even happier. If allowed, with such a good life of cultivation, who would be willing to think about the demons every day with deep hatred and resentment?
"Then I will wait for you all for a moment. Changren, please invite you all to take your seats."
At this time, the representatives of the immortal sects did not have much psychological burden. After all, their mountain masters were coming, and it was not something they should worry about from now on. They could just eat and drink.
After taking their seats, they all observed Jia Le intentionally or unintentionally, and after watching him, they all nodded their heads involuntarily.
In fact, these other immortal sects from Yangzhou all have at least someone in the Return to Void Realm ruling them. Even the weaker ones would not dare to come to Maoshan to beg for money.
These representatives of the immortal sects are at least the third or fourth most important figures in their respective immortal sects. Regardless of their cultivation levels, they all have vision. Even though Jia Le is only at the Yuanshen realm, there are differences between the Yuanshen realm and the Yuanshen realm. They all came from the Yuanshen realm, so how could they not know the gap between them?
Jiale had just reached the level of six suns rising simultaneously, and his Sun God body had made great progress. Now that time was short, the power of the God body could not be completely contained. As long as the people present were not too blind, they could see something extraordinary about Jiale. After thinking about it carefully, they all seemed to understand why Maoshan would allow Jiale, a disciple who had just returned to Maoshan, to take the position of the leader of the meridian.
Those mountain masters also came very quickly. Yangzhou is very big, but it also depends on who it comes to. For these mountain masters, most of whom are above the Return to Void Realm, it is just the time it takes to smoke a cigarette.
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, congratulations, fellow Daoist!"
Different from the immortal gate representatives who came before, the immortal gate mountain masters who came this time were all smiling, presenting gifts and saying auspicious words. Taoist Zhenliang also brought Jiale to introduce them to the immortal gate mountain masters. At this time, the immortal gate mountain masters had already learned something from the messages sent by those representatives.
But after actually seeing Jiale, I couldn't stop admiring it.
No matter in which era, no matter in which immortal sect, disciples with outstanding talents are the most popular, just like the good kids in the class. As long as the grades are good, everything else can be negotiated. Looking at the extremely yang aura on Jiale's body that cannot be restrained yet, looking at the yang essence that is constantly gathering towards Jiale.
At this time, all the mountain masters of the immortal sects also believed that Jiale was the reason for the previous strange phenomenon in Maoshan.
Divine body!
They were not country bumpkins. Even if they had never seen a divine body like Jiale, they had read about it in classics. Although the Sun God Body was rare, they could compare it with the characteristics of other divine bodies. After the comparison, they could find that Jiale was actually much stronger than the divine bodies they knew.
Thinking of this, all the mountain masters of the immortal gates felt a little envious. Divine bodies! Maoshan already had two peerless geniuses, Si Ting and Si Luan, and now they had another divine body like Jia Le. This was truly a sign of revival.
What the cultivation world actually fights for is resources. Having resources does not necessarily mean prosperity, but without resources it will definitely not prosper.
In Yangzhou, Maoshan is the best, so most of Yangzhou's resources have always been controlled by Maoshan. If Maoshan had always been strong, they would not dare to covet it. In fact, a thousand years ago, let alone them, even those mountain gates that were ranked first as Maoshan did not dare to think much about Maoshan.
However, a thousand years ago, a demonic calamity broke out in Maoshan, causing Maoshan's strength and influence to plummet. This made all the immortal sects in the cultivation world become concerned.
Over the past thousand years, all the major sects in the cultivation world have taken turns to test Maoshan. Even though Maoshan was strong enough, it actually lost a lot of resources.
However, those were all competitions with top immortal gates such as Longhu Mountain, Emei Mountain, etc.
But losing resources is always a sign of decline, so gradually even the local immortal gates in Yangzhou began to have thoughts that they shouldn't have, and they even started to test Maoshan. Just like this time when all the major immortal gates gathered in Maoshan, this would have been something they would never dare to do a thousand years ago. Not only did they not dare to ask for money from Maoshan, they also had to restrain their disciples and stay away to avoid being misunderstood.
It has to be said that Maoshan’s thousand-year silence has really given many people room for misunderstanding.
In fact, these immortal sects do not want to destroy Maoshan and take all of Maoshan’s resources into their hands. They just want to give them some profits from Maoshan’s share. After all, in their opinion, the existence of Maoshan has squeezed too much of their space for practice.
Unfortunately, Maoshan has not given them many opportunities over the past thousand years.
The mountain master Zhenliang was seriously injured at the beginning and went into seclusion directly, but Maoshan still had other cultivators in the Hedao realm, who were enough to suppress them so that they did not dare to go too far. Later, there were many outstanding talents in Maoshan, Siting and Siluan were among them, and Taoist Zhenliang's condition was not as serious as they imagined, and he actually came out again later.
Now looking at Jiale, at this moment, they couldn't help but feel a little depressed. It is easy to move mountains, but it is difficult to move Maoshan.
Jiale was not a novice, so he could naturally read something from the tone and eyes of these immortal mountain masters. He understood what they meant, and together with Taoist Zhenliang, he dealt with these immortal mountain masters.
In fact, it was the first time for these mountain masters of the immortal sects to enter Mount Mao in thousands of years. Looking at the high-level leaders who had gathered in front of them, they were actually not as happy as they appeared to be.
Even after experiencing the demonic calamity and suffering heavy losses, the current top power of Maoshan is no worse than all of them combined.
The top forces are still there, and there are successors. They really can't figure out how they can shake Maoshan.
These mountain masters come with high hopes and leave with low hopes.
On Yin Yang Peak.
Jia Le looked at the Yin Yang Peak in front of him and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. The Yin Yang Peak in front of him was like an enlarged version of the Yin Yang Peak of Maoshan in Uncle Jiu's world, except that the spiritual energy was more intense, and there were more spiritual beasts and spiritual plants. However, compared to Maoshan in Uncle Jiu's world, this place was also less popular.
Yin Yang Peak has been closed for a thousand years. There are still some living creatures on the Peak, but most of them are spiritual beasts and spiritual plants. As for people, even if he came, he would be the only one.
"Master, Uncle Master, please tell us what to do."
Behind Jiale, Siting and Siluan looked as if they were constipated. Even though they had seen Jiale's talent, they still had the ambition in their hearts. They did not think that as long as they practiced seriously and kept going, they would be worse than Jiale. What's more, they were even better than Jiale at this moment.
But what Taoist Zhenliang said after the ceremony brought them back to reality.
“Si Ting, Si Luan, follow Master Neng Chun back to Yin Yang Peak first. Yin Yang Peak has been closed for a thousand years, and I’m afraid there are still some things to do. Just listen to Master Neng Chun.”
Uncle Master!
It was then that Si Ting and Si Luan discovered that they were actually younger than Jia Le in generation, but it was too coincidental that he was younger. They could accept being older or younger, but he had to be a senior uncle, and an senior uncle whose bone age was younger than theirs.
It was also at this time that they discovered that Jiale had only been practicing for less than sixty years.
Despite this, Jiale has now surpassed them in terms of seniority and status.
Uncle Master! Master of Yin Yang Meridian! They were suppressed so much that they were really sent here to do odd jobs.
Hearing Si Ting and Si Luan's voices, Jia Le came back to his senses and turned to look at Si Ting and Si Luan with interest. In Jia Le's opinion, these two were much more outstanding than Peng Lai Xuan Yan and Shen Xiao Fu Zhen, whom he had met in the Dragon Palace of the Grand Canal before. At this moment, those two had at most just broken through to the Return to Void Realm.
It is worthy of being Maoshan. Jiale finally understood the serious expressions on Xuanyan and Fuzhen’s faces when they heard that Jiale was from Maoshan.
To be honest, no matter when, Maoshan has always played an important role in Taoism. Maybe some immortal sects are stronger than Maoshan, but even the strongest immortal sect dare not say that it is stronger than Maoshan. This is the status of Maoshan in the cultivation world.
"Just help me tidy up the halls."
In fact, although Yin Yang Peak has been closed for thousands of years, it is not too messy or dirty. This is because Maoshan has many formation masters. There are many formations on the Yin Yang Peak. Luo Chen does not know how to use them. Even spiritual beasts and plants cannot invade the planned places. Therefore, the Yin Yang Peak at this time, apart from appearing a little lonely, you can still vaguely see traces of a thousand years ago.
After hearing Jia Le's words, Si Ting and Si Luan breathed a sigh of relief. It was just tidying up the halls, which was not a big job. After all, there was nothing to tidy up. What they feared most was being ordered by Jia Le to do this and that. Although it was not a big deal, Jia Le was still their uncle, but it was hard for them to accept it for a while.
After Si Ting and Si Luan left, Jia Le also withdrew his gaze from other places on Yin Yang Peak and instead focused his gaze on a large hall on the Yin Yang Peak.
This hall is very different from other halls on Yin Yang Peak. Not to mention other things, there are too many formations .
Moreover, even with so many formations, they cannot conceal the evil spirit within.
Thinking about what Taoist Zhenliang said when he returned to Yinyang Peak, Jiale seemed to understand something.
When Jiale returned to Yinyang Peak, Taoist Zhenliang specifically told Jiale that although Yinyang Peak had been closed for a thousand years, there was some unrest in it. Taoist Zhenliang had sent people to deal with it in the past. Now that Jiale is back and has taken over the position of Yinyang Master, the affairs of Yinyang Peak will be handed over to Jiale, which will also reduce some pressure on Maoshan.
Jiale was so mysterious that he didn't know what Taoist Zhenliang meant. But now that he saw the palace in front of him, Jiale understood a little.
Demon-suppressing Hall!
That’s right, the name of this hall is the Demon-Suppressing Hall, and the meaning is clear. Combined with the formation that is obviously higher and larger than other places in Yin Yang Peak, as well as the demonic energy emanating from the formation, doesn’t this indicate that there are many demons suppressed under Yin Yang Peak?
No wonder Yinyang Peak, as one of the nine main veins, ended up in such a miserable state. Could it be that the demonic calamity started in Maoshan and coincidentally started in Yinyang Peak?
I looked around again and it seemed that most of the halls had been renovated. Then I looked at the trend of the Yin Yang Peak. I felt it was strange before. Could it be that it was interrupted and then connected?
Inside the Yin-Yang Palace.
"Junior sister, do you think our uncle has realized the seriousness of the matter?"
Si Ting was tidying up the Yin-Yang Palace casually. This was the most impressive place in the entire Yin-Yang Peak, but it was also the place with the least secrets. They were not allowed to enter places like the Sutra Hall of Yin-Yang Peak. So the two of them decided to kill time here and leave when it was about time.
Just thinking about the situation at Yin Yang Peak, Si Ting couldn't help but smile and asked Si Luan beside him.
Si Luan looked at the senior brother next to him who seemed to be gloating over other's misfortune, and was speechless. He knew that Si Ting had no bad intentions, but with this character, it was no wonder that the mountain master said that he was fine to be an elder, but forget about being a vein leader, as he was not cut out for it. He was really too naive.
Si Ting and Si Luan entered the sect at the same time. In this world of Maoshan, there is no such thing as becoming a disciple upon entering. Instead, they are promoted step by step from ordinary disciples to inner disciples and true disciples. There are elders who transmit skills above Maoshan, who will teach them all to practice together. The two of them have outstanding aptitudes, and after being promoted to true disciples, they practiced with the elder who transmits skills, one of the eight inner affairs elders.
The bone ages of Si Ting and Si Luan are both over two centuries old, but they broke through the Spirit Transformation Realm when they were only half a century old, and their looks remained forever young. Now they both have the faces of handsome men and beautiful women. In Mount Maoshan, before Jia Le went up the mountain, they had always been the objects of admiration of both male and female disciples.
“Brother, our uncle is no simple matter. The place where the demonic calamity occurred was Yin Yang Peak, and the other thirty-five veins were affected later. Now, among the thirty-five veins, Yin Yang Peak is the one that suppresses the most demons. The demonic energy there is so strong that even the demon-suppressing formation cannot suppress it. The elders have to take turns to come here every year to reinforce the seal.
Although our uncle is not very powerful, he has many strange qualities. I am afraid that this matter cannot be hidden from him. However, I don’t know if he will go to the mountain master after knowing it. Also, please don’t laugh. We are still in Yinyang Peak. If the uncle sees you like this, he might throw you into the Demon Subduing Hall to sort out the internal affairs. "
Si Ting's smile froze when he heard that. He looked at the whisk in his hand and couldn't help but imagine the scene of tidying up the house in the Demon Subduing Hall. He was afraid that he would be eaten by the demons. Although he claimed to be the number one true disciple of Maoshan and one of the best of his generation in the entire cultivation world, his cultivation level was only at the Return to Void Realm.
He is not invincible even in the Return to Void Realm, but there are many demons in the Refinement Void Realm and the Integration Dao Realm suppressed in the Demon Subduing Hall. I am afraid that after he goes in, well, he may be able to fill the stomach of a demon.
In front of the Demon-Subduing Palace.
Jiale felt the demonic energy in the Demon Subduing Hall, and in his heart he felt grateful to the mountain master, Taoist Zhenliang. This was not a hard job at all; it was simply giving him energy beads.
"You two can go back and report now."
Jiale sent a message to Siting and Siluan in the Yin-Yang Palace. He also knew the reason why Taoist Zhenliang sent these two people over. He was simply afraid that he was the leader of the clan, but had no one available under his command. After he found out that he was a bachelor commander, the gap was too big, so he sent these two people.
Si Ting and Si Luan are both the most outstanding disciples of this generation. Sending them to Jia Le is definitely a great honor to Jia Le.
But Jiale is not a little kid and doesn't care about these things. He is going to harvest the energy beads now, and these two will be a bit of an eyesore if they stay any longer.
Inside the Yin-Yang Palace, Si Ting and Si Luan looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard Jia Le's words. They were both a little surprised. Was it too calm? Could it be that they didn't notice anything?
The two came to Jiale to say goodbye. Looking at Jiale standing in front of the Demon Subduing Hall, they knew that Jiale must have seen through it. They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that he was worthy of being the right person by the mountain master. He could even remain calm. Imagine if they were thrown into a place where they could become a den of demons when they woke up from their sleep at night, they would definitely be unwilling.
"Uncle Master, we will leave first. This is our jade talisman for sending messages. Please give me your instructions."
boom!
Si Ting and Si Luan had just left Yin Yang Peak when they discovered that Jia Le had actually activated the formation of Yin Yang Peak.
There are nine grades of formations, with the ninth grade being the highest, being the Immortal Formation, and the remaining eight grades corresponding to the eight realms.
Maoshan's mountain protection formation is an immortal formation, and the nine main veins' protective formation is an eighth-grade formation. Now that Jiale is the master of the Yin-Yang Vein and controls the Yin-Yang Peak, after activating the vein protection formation, even if the mountain master Zhenliang Taoist wants to enter, it will not be easy.
Looking at the Yin Yang Peak obscured by the formation, Si Ting and Si Luan couldn't help but feel a little strange, wondering what Jia Le was going to do.
In fact, it’s not just them who are strange, but also Taoist Zhenliang and a group of high-level officials of Maoshan.
Jiale had just returned to the mountain, and his every move still tugged at their hearts. At this moment, they were also paying attention to Yin Yang Peak to see what Jiale would do next. This action of directly activating the meridian protection formation was really a little confusing for them.
Demon-suppressing Hall.
The Demon-Subduing Hall is shaped like a pagoda and has nine floors.
Jiale thought about it for a moment, and without hesitation, he went straight into the first floor of the Demon-Suppressing Hall.
There are countless formations in the Demon Subduing Hall. If Jia Le didn't have the Yin Yang Vein Jade in his hand, he would have been unable to get in.
After entering, Jiale took a deep breath when he looked at the scene in front of him. What he saw were countless demons. The number of demons sealed in this first layer was the largest and the lowest. However, no matter how low it was, it had to be at the level of Spirit Transformation. Now it seemed that there were no less than tens of thousands of them.
Tens of thousands of God Transformation Realm demons. If this had happened before, Jia Le would not even dare to think about it. But now he saw it in Maoshan. No wonder Maoshan suffered such heavy losses. There are only more than ten thousand disciples in the entire Maoshan, and there are no more than a few thousand above the God Transformation Realm. If tens of thousands of God Transformation Realm demons really appeared in Maoshan at once, and if they were not dealt with in time, the entire Maoshan would probably be destroyed. It would not be a difficult task.
Thinking about it this way, it’s not unfair that the Yin and Yang lineage was destroyed.
And this is just the Yin Yang Peak. You have to know that the other thirty-five veins are also sealed by the demons. If you think about it carefully, you can understand the horror of the demonic calamity at that time.
However, the outbreak of this demonic calamity in Maoshan was a misfortune for both Maoshan and the demons. As the top sect in the cultivation world, Maoshan had infinite resources. With more than 10,000 disciples facing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of demons, if it were outside, it would probably be in danger of being wiped out. But putting it in Maoshan would give Maoshan more means to deal with it and a greater chance of winning.
But these are all things of the past, and Jiale didn't care that much. Looking at the tens of thousands of demons above the Spirit Transformation Realm in front of him, Jiale couldn't help but licking his lips. They smelled really good.
When demons reach the Spirit Transformation Stage or above, they will develop demonic consciousness and gather demonic thoughts, making them difficult to kill. Even if their bodies are destroyed, the demons will be able to escape with their demonic thoughts. If they possess cultivators or ordinary people, the demonic calamity will continue and become unstoppable. After discovering this characteristic, the cultivation world began to promote the method of using sealing as the main method to deal with demons.
In today's cultivation world, it may not only be Maoshan that has sealed up many demons, but other immortal sects are no exception.
It seems that when I have time, I have to visit other immortal gates.
In the sea of gods, the Nine Nether Divine Lotus began to become restless. The demons in front of them also felt Jiale's anger and began to gather towards Jiale and enter the Demon Subduing Hall. Even if there was a seal, the demonic power of tens of thousands of demons above the God Transformation Realm was enough to kill Jiale.
roar!
Tens of thousands of evil thoughts converged towards Jiale. They were sealed and could not break through the Demon Subduing Palace, but Jiale who entered the Demon Subduing Palace became a delicacy in their eyes.
"Come on! Look, I'm going to show you a big treasure."
