Chapter 41
Lu Xin was from 2018. Even in the 21st century, human beings were still exploring ways to live. However, this method of exploration has changed from what was called superstition in ancient times to a kind of science.
The underworld soldiers pass through the world and enter the underworld. It is a terrifying picture, but once it is related to the mystery of immortality, the fear in people's hearts will be reduced to the greatest extent and may even disappear.
What kind of peerless master is he who can get involved in the underworld army without being discovered? Is such an existence human, ghost, or immortal?
At this time, Lu Xin decided to continue chasing west with such extremely curious thoughts. After Yue Buhei learned the news of the Immortal Resurrection Grass, he looked shocked. He obviously had heard some rumors. As for the scholar, his eyes were all on the two sisters of the Yang family, and he was eager to follow all the way to the ends of the world, probably forgot to go to Chang'an to take the exam.
"Legendary: This immortal reincarnation grass only grows on the road of the underworld and near the gate of the underworld. Practice it into a fairy pill, and after taking it, you can jump out of the cycle of reincarnation, and your life is endless and no longer controlled by the underworld. However, those who take the immortal reincarnation grass can live forever, their body will still grow old. Therefore, they have to enter the underworld every sixty years. After returning, their body can change back to what they were sixty years ago. Repeat and immortality."
"As you said, the man in black robe who had been involved in the underworld should be very old at this time?"
"In theory, this should be the case. No matter when he eats the elixir, every samsara of reincarnation, it is enough to rot the body. Even the powerful Onmyoji, even if there are elixirs to keep his face, he cannot completely guarantee that the body will never be old."
Yue Buhe's words made Lu Xin feel deeply moved. Although Onmyoji have powerful power, they can cure diseases and save people, and can turn the world upside down. However, the ultimate goal of cultivation is nothing more than to live longer.
Life is like a long time, and the plants and trees are all in autumn. From ancient times to the present, to later generations, people’s ultimate pursuit is always the same. That is, never die!
The underworld soldiers marched upstream along the river, then entered Wenchang Town, passed Nanling County, and finally arrived in Qingyang County under Chizhou. Then, the underworld soldiers suddenly stopped on a large piece of flat ground.
Looking around, there was no grass growing on this flat wilderness. There was no people nearby, and the nearest village was twenty miles away.
The ground is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only one road to the south leads to the next town. At this time, the underworld soldiers who stopped marching stood in place like statues, motionless. Above their heads, a vague bronze bell appeared at some point, making waves of dull and weird striking sounds.
The night was as cool as water, and the bronze bell was hanging high. All forces were dormant, and the mountains were quiet, but there was a smell of storm in the wind. Lu Xin and his friends followed Yang Xiu and hid on the hills in the southeast and looked into the fields. Onmyoji from all walks of life did not hide their breath.
"It seems that this is the case, it should be almost at the entrance of the underworld."
Yang Xiu suddenly spoke, frowning very hard.
"Sister, this should be the legendary horror soul bell, right? Dad said that the horror soul bell rings and hundreds of ghosts retreat. Could it be that there are big figures in the underworld nearby?"
"Qingyang County... is located in Chizhou. There is a famous mountain in the territory, one of the seventy-two blessing places of Taoism, and ranks thirty-nine."
"You mean, Lingyang Mountain?"
The conversation between the two sisters of the Yang family seemed to have given Yue Buhei some kind of inspiration, which made the fox demon who had been practicing in Xuanzhou Prefecture for many years suddenly frown. Seeing that he was only halfway through his speech, the scholar was curious and pushed it aside with his elbow twice.
"What's wrong with Lingyang Mountain? Fox, what is the Horror Soul Bell?"
"The soul-buying bell is a magic weapon to control the soul. It can control hundreds of ghosts through the sound of the bell. It is said that it is a holy object in the underworld. But in fact, the Demon Sect, the Netherworld Dao Sect, and the Great Wilderness Divine Sect all have this treasure. Nearby, there is either a big figure in the underworld. Or it is the manual hand of the human master."
"How can there be a holy thing in the underworld?"
Lu Xin was a little shocked. The world of Onmyoji is still too unfamiliar to him today. But when he heard Yue Buhei's tone, what he just told was just common sense for practitioners.
"The demon fox is right. According to legend, sixty years ago, the underworld soldiers passed by in Xuanzhou and were sensed by many Onmyoji. Those people, like us, also followed the underworld soldiers westward. But everyone only walked to Wenchang Town, and then they heard the sound of the terrifying soul bell."
Yang Xiu followed Yue Buhei's words and talked about what happened sixty years ago. Her tone became very dull, and halfway through her words, there was no further text.
"What after hearing the Horror Soul Bell?"
The scholar was impatient and urged Yang Xiu to continue talking. The girl turned around and gave him a blank look, saying "It's all dead", which scared the scholar so much that he hurriedly covered his mouth.
"Two girls, you know so many secrets at a young age. You are quite a bit of a young age."
Yue Buhei practiced for two years and knew a lot about the secrets between heaven and earth. But Yang Xiu had never heard of what he said, a monster who had been living in Xuanzhou Prefecture for many years. He had long doubted the origin of the two sisters of the Yang family. At this time, he finally asked about the doubts in his heart with the horror soul clock. Lu Xin was naturally very curious. For a moment, the three young men's eyes were all on Yang Xiu's face.
"Why are you looking at my sister like this? Be careful to poke your eyes."
"It's about death, of course I have to ask clearly. Little girl movies, what else do you know?"
"Stinky fox, don't think that you can bully people if you are good-looking! Who is the little girl? Let me tell you that in the mountains of Miaojiang, there is no fox as rampant as you."
"Hehehehe, stinky fox, have you been scolded? Miss Qin'er scolded her well. This dead lady is born to love being scolded."
"Bah, who asked you to call Qin'er? This name is only my father and mother, and my sister."
The three of them lay in the grass, chatting and started to fight again. Lu Xin's black line on his forehead was completely speechless to the living treasures around him. Among the five, Yang Xiu was only quite steady. She saw her eyes flashing, staring quietly at a certain direction on the ground, completely ignoring the noise in her ears.
Lu Xin looked along her gaze and the formation of the underworld soldiers formed a circle at some point. The distance between each underworld soldiers changed to varying degrees, silently. It was like there was an invisible hand that used these underworld soldiers as chess pieces and arranged some kind of ancient formation. The pre-Qin Onmyoji who had been involved in the underworld soldiers actually came to the center of the army.
Time passed by minute by minute, and two quarters of an hour later, the underworld soldiers did not move, and the pre-Qin Onmyoji did not move. The bell of the terrifying soul bell rang, but nothing terrifying happened.
Just when Lu Xin thought he could only wait like this boringly, a silver horse suddenly fell from the night sky and stepped into the underworld army formation with a "boom".
Then, two sword lights, one red and one purple, also fell down.
"Nephew Pauline, I haven't seen you for many years, but I didn't expect you to be so impatient. Hahahaha... I am worthy of being your father's beloved player, and his heart is like him."
"Yes, after the battle between Xuanwu Gate, he had no chance of meeting with Brother Jingde's family. Looking back now, Ling Zun's power is still yesterday. How was Brother Jingde's injury healed?"
"My father is in good condition. Thank you for your concern. Senior Zhao, Senior Zhu, and my nephew still have the emperor's orders, so I can't dismount and greet you."
"It's okay, since Your Majesty Taizong even sent you, the Shaoqing, the guard in charge of the Demon-Suppressing Academy, to Xuanzhou, it's obvious that this matter is serious. I went to Xuantian Sect, for the sake of reason, and should help you from the side. As for the word "Primary"... Now you have condensed the Ziwei Tianhuo and cultivated into a golden elixir, this title is not suitable."
The general riding a horse obviously had known people from Xuantian Sect for a long time. He fell into the underworld army formation and did not move, just chatting and reminiscing about the past. The three of them did not deliberately cover up their voices. In addition, the quiet night was late and the sky was blown by the wind, everyone could hear it clearly.
"Brother Jingde? Demon Suppression Academy... It seems that the boy riding a horse is very big."
After listening to the conversation between the three, the scholar's face changed slightly and finally stopped making a fuss. Lu Xin knew that he was in the market in his early years, and although he did not know the world of cultivating immortals, he still knew something about the affairs of the court, especially some secrets.
"The Demon Suppressing Academy should also belong to Yinyang Temple, and is at the same level as the Imperial Temple. One is to pacify the world outside, and the other is to suppress evil spirits inside and take charge of the prison. What am I right about the dead scholar?"
"Hmph, you have some knowledge. But fox, you don't know who this brother Jingde is talking about, right?"
"Okay, let's go if you have a lot of things. It's time to do this, so how can we talk so much nonsense?"
"Hehe, Brother Xin, don't be anxious. If I'm not wrong, the word Jingde refers to the general of the court, Yuchi Jingde. This person is the most powerful general of Emperor Taizong. It is said that during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he shot and killed King Li Yuanji of Qi with his own hands. Such a person is terrible when he thinks about it. The boy riding a horse is really born with a good life."
When the scholar said this, he licked his lips and looked at the general below to be amazed. Although Lu Xin came from the 21st century, he was only nine years old before traveling through time and didn't know much about these historical figures. In his mind, the four words "Yuchi Jingde" are just names that are glimpses of in history textbooks.
"Hahahaha, Zhao Yougui, Zhu Zhen! You two are Onmyoji, but they are brothers and brothers with the court's hawks. It's a pity that although Shangxuantian Sect is among the five major sects, they have become lackeys in the court since the beginning of the mountain and sect. Such a shameless sect must not be prosperous for long."
Chapter completed!