Youbao Chapter 37: Calculation (1)
There are more and more mysteries, and they have gradually enveloped me and the old Taoist priest like a black fog. I suddenly felt that what Gamu wanted to do might not be to refine the bronze armor corpse to the top level. This guess has come to my mind many times, but I can't figure it out. If it's not for refining the bronze armor corpse, why did he spend so much effort?
Speaking of the black fog, I looked at the third mural and suddenly had another guess in my mind. Are there enemies standing in the black fog like us? If there are enemies behind the black fog, then were the gods killed by people?
This guess was so scary that I didn’t dare tell the old Taoist priest.
After studying it for a long time, the old Taoist priest and I fell into deeper confusion. We couldn't figure it out, so we just stopped thinking about it. The old Taoist priest wrapped up the golden bones again and put them away, then left the room without saying a word.
A lot of guesses, it's like putting a loom in my head. Piles of cotton flying everywhere, turning into cotton thread, turning into cotton candy, it's so messy...
The dragon slept for a long time and didn't wake up until the sun went down. I didn't bother to take care of it and threw its coiled body onto the pillow.
After eating the buns and meat, I returned to the room, pushed Jiao Ye aside, lay down and fell asleep.
I had a dream at night that Jiao Ye turned into a dragon, with its claws and teeth bared and its body shining brightly. After a while, it shook and turned into a beautiful woman.
She swayed towards me, her beautiful face was too beautiful to look at directly. But her soft lips suddenly touched my face.
This is a sudden blessing, but Mr. Jiao is a snake...
Also, why is it licking my face like a dog...
I opened my eyes dazedly and saw the dragon crawling happily on my face! I flicked it away with one finger, damn it, you think my face is a treadmill?
There was still no clue about , so the old Taoist decided to take me to investigate again.
With the experience from last time, before leaving, the old Taoist first gave me a few breath-suppressing talismans to protect me from being discovered by practitioners. Knowing that we were going out, Master Jiao climbed up along my legs while hissing and spitting out his tongue.
I don't know, it's obviously a snake, how can it climb up along the flat surface like a gecko.
But then again, maybe it was something from eating bones, but the end of Jiaoye's tail turned light yellow. If you don't pay attention, you might think it was poop on its tail.
But, do snakes poop? Can they poop that big?
Forget it, I won't pursue this issue. I took the Jiao off my legs, and regardless of its pitiful appearance, I just folded it up, tied it into a bow and threw it on the bed: Live well, and I will untie it for you when I come back.
In the past two days, Jiao Ye seemed to have taken a tonic. In a few nights, he grew three fingers long, but the thickness was still the same. He stared at me pitifully with his big black gemstone eyes. If he could cry, he would have howled a long time ago.
I can't stand its appearance either, look at you! What a domineering name, Jiao Ye! But you have a pink face, and you are acting cute for no reason. I don't give you money. Besides, why do you have to be a female?
Following the old Taoist priest out, we used the shrinking technique to take a few steps and soon arrived at the mountain of the Walking Corpse Vein.
This time of squatting almost drove me crazy.
After two days of guarding, there was not a single person in sight. Not to mention a big-tongued person like Ouyang Qi, not even a tiny minion was seen.
The old Taoist priest wanted to go up and take a look, but he came back after walking not far.
When asked the reason, the old Taoist priest said: The golden-winged corpse of the walking corpse vein has been released, and there is also the aura of the top-level bronze-armored corpse.
Before I could even react in a daze, the old Taoist priest blurted out: It smells like the Zhong family's corpse.
My eyes widened. What is this? All four veins of the Heavenly Corpse, except for the most mysterious Secret Corpse Vein, are here. Moreover, they all brought along the strongest corpses of their families.
With this kind of formation, even if there was a regiment of troops in front of them, it would probably not be enough to kill them. No wonder the old Taoist priest came back after only a few steps, and his face was as dark as if he had been hit by the bottom of a pot.
What should I do then? I asked.
The old Taoist said: The four branches of the Heavenly Corpse have never been together for hundreds of years. It seems that Gamu has indeed brought all three branches together.
They are sick, coming here in such hot weather, I said angrily.
Maybe it was because of the corpse, the old Taoist priest guessed.
I was stunned for a moment. It made sense. At least according to the analysis of the old Taoist priest and I, the corpse was likely to belong to the legendary immortal. For such a big event, it was not wrong for the three veins of the Heavenly Corpse to gather together.
With such a big scene, I really don't believe that Gamu is not here. The old Taoist narrowed his eyes slightly, and the illusory murderous aura seemed to condense at this moment.
If Gamu is here, then what about "Zhou Xuehai" who controlled the Demon-Subduing Sword at the ancient battlefield of Changping and later appeared to take away my spiritual blood?
There are so many people, no matter how powerful the old Taoist priest is, he won’t be able to defeat them.
How about we make a strategic retreat first? I suggested.
I didn't say I would fight to the death. The old Taoist said: Master left a will that we must destroy the corpses. If the corpse pills are taken away, I will kill the corpse king. If Gamu dares to use the corpse king to refine the bronze corpse, I will kill him and the bronze corpse together!
The old Taoist priest had a murderous look on his face, like a Saint Seiya crawling out of a sea of blood. I was shocked when I saw him, and then I asked curiously: Why does your master insist on asking you to kill and raise corpses? Xishuangbanna seems to be far away from the Five Elements Temple.
I don't know either. The old Taoist priest said: The master told me a fortune before he ascended to heaven and left a piece of paper. He said that if I completely eradicate the corpses after the day of Bingwu in the month of Renchen in the year of Xinmao, I can fulfill my great wish.
Big wish? What is your big wish? I became even more curious. The old Taoist priest seemed indifferent to fame and fortune, so could he still have a wish?
One of them is to find my junior fellow apprentice, said the old Taoist priest.
There is one? That means there are others.
Why are there so many questions? The old Taoist priest's face darkened.
I shrank my head and squatted to the side.
After a while, seeing that the old Taoist priest was not so angry anymore, I asked again: There is no need to be so persistent. If this matter cannot be handled well, you may die before fulfilling your wish... uh, become an immortal.
Because the master said that after the corpse is destroyed, the Five Elements Meridian can find a successor. When the old Taoist said this, he suddenly turned around and looked at me.
I was scared to death by him: Stop joking, how could I be the successor of the Five Elements Meridian.
I think so too. The old Taoist priest turned his head back after saying this.
You old bastard. I cursed in my mind.
Secular people all rely on bloodline for inheritance. For those of us who practice cultivation, the incense of our family must not be cut off. If it is cut off, we will be ashamed of our ancestors. Even if we pass away in the future, we will still be sinners. The old Taoist said: Although you are the direct descendant of the Eight Ropes, you have always lived in the secular world and don’t understand people like us. This is more important than your own life and death.
I nodded, not really understanding, and finally understood why the old Taoist priest was so persistent. Perhaps for him, finding his successor and fellow apprentice, as well as that unspeakable wish, all of this was the driving force behind his desperate efforts.
We waited in the Walking Corpse Vein for another day and night, but there was still no movement on the mountain. It seemed as if the entire Walking Corpse Vein had closed the mountain and had no intention of coming out again.
The top corpses, such as the Heavenly Corpse, the Golden Winged Corpse, and the Bronze Armored Corpse, suppressed the old Taoist priest and made him dare not act rashly. As for me, to these people, I am nothing but a fart and insignificant.
How about you ask some of your peers to help you? At least the chances of success will be higher, I suggested.
I am the only one in the sect. Now that cultivation is becoming increasingly difficult, who would be willing to work hard for nothing? I no longer want to achieve the Great Dao, so I followed the obsession in my heart and entered this chaotic world. What's more, the power of the three veins of the Heavenly Corpse is very important in this area, so even if I find a few helpers, it will be useless. The old Taoist shook his head and rejected my proposal.
We can't just sit there and wait. What if they don't come down for a few years? I was so anxious waiting that I didn't care if I would get beaten.
The old Taoist priest also considered this and was in a dilemma for the first time: If it weren't for the concerns about the Zhong family's celestial corpse, I could have let you use the jade pendant to check. Wait another day, if there is still no movement, I will disguise myself and see if I can get in.
Is that possible? Don't let some corpse recognize me. I said worriedly.
It's okay. The old Taoist priest looked confident: If I just check, I can use the five elements to restrain my Taoist power, so I'm not afraid of being recognized by them. As long as I'm not discovered, I can come back alive.
I understand what the old Taoist means. If he is discovered in today's zombie vein, he will definitely die. Not to mention the three top zombies, even those ordinary disciples can grind him to death together.
Fortunately, on the fourth day, some people finally came down from the mountain.
There were about a hundred people, divided into two groups, each going in a different direction after going down the mountain, and soon disappeared. Beside these two groups of people, there were strange people with their heads covered with black cloth. The old Taoist priest told me that one group was the Zhong family's celestial corpses, and the other group was the Wei family.
I looked curiously in the direction where the Zhong family left, but I couldn't see anything. The Heavenly Corpse was no different from an ordinary person, except that its head was covered. This made me a little regretful. I had seen two of the three veins, but I had never seen the Heavenly Corpse.
As for where the top-level Heavenly Corpse and Bronze-Armored Corpse are, I don’t know, and even the old Taoist priest hasn’t seen them.
The old Taoist priest kept staring at the two groups of people, but could not find any trace of Gamu. It was estimated that he had not left yet, or he was not mixed with the two groups.
