Spirit of the Mountain

Chapter 190: First clues: Different from the past, there is one place in Shiyao Village that is the busiest and brightest tonight. This is the Peng Ancestral Hall where the clan leader entertains foreign dignitaries. In the wide courtyard of Peng's Ancestral Hall, huge fires were lit at the four corners. The pine branches were roasted into grease under the flames, exuding a strange aroma and igniting a higher flame. There are three Eight Immortals square tables placed in a certain order in the middle of the courtyard. The tables are sandwiched between guests and guests in the order of host. The chairman was the head of the Peng clan and the most prestigious white-haired old man elected by everyone. The other guests were pulled by the enthusiastic Peng clan members regardless of their rows, and one of them was placed on the banquet seat. The lively banquet began soon, and the banquet lasted until late at night with the guests and hosts enjoying themselves. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, and the atmosphere was heightened, both the guests and the host became more relaxed, and became less reserved with each other, and began to chat freely over the wine and food. Such a scene in Shiyao The village has not been seen for a long time. In this way, the banquet lasted until late at night. Early the next morning, the Peng clan, who were very drunk last night but full of energy today, and the martial arts elders who were guests met in the main room of the clan leader's house. The atmosphere this time was much more harmonious than when we first met yesterday. A group of old people talked in the house for more than two hours. After lunch, several martial arts veterans who visited Shiyao Village left. They learned about Tai in Shiyao Village. There is a lot of stuff that needs to be digested and digested quickly, and it needs to be explained to fellow martial artists after careful consideration of the language. Shiyao Village is where the Peng family has lived for generations. The magical palm technique called "Big Palm" was left behind by the ancestors of the Peng family. The Peng family didn't hide anything about this palm technique. Instead, when several martial arts elders expressed their desire to discuss it, they generously took out the ancestral palm technique secret book, and it was also the original secret book. This move touched all the visiting Wulin elders. Everyone felt ashamed of some small thoughts in their hearts. They made a sincere formal apology and solemnly went to the Peng Ancestral Hall to worship the Peng family ancestors. With the consolation of the head of the Peng family, he opened the strange secret book that was cold, tough, yet soft and elastic. But the result disappointed them. The bible-like words and messy lines inside made people have a headache, and they would even feel dizzy after staring at it for a long time. The elders who knew the seriousness quickly put away their prying thoughts and directly asked the Peng clan leader for advice. Seeing that all the elders were slightly dizzy after reading the secrets passed down by their ancestors, the Peng clan leader secretly nodded and told them more secrets passed down by the Peng clan and some deeper information. According to the Peng clan chief, the information that has been passed down orally from generation to generation in the Peng clan requires different tests to be known. After passing that part of the test, you can get that part of the information. For example, the book that the elders were looking through just now was a test, and the exquisite ebony box among the Peng clan's relics that the elders brought back was a stepping stone to participate in the test. If the elders did not bring the ebony box and return it to the Peng family when they arrived, they would not even participate in the assessment and listen to the secrets. They would not even have the tea and banquet yesterday, and they would be kicked out of the village directly after meeting them. Those who are unlucky may not even be able to enter the village. This village deep in the mountains is not as simple as it seems on the surface. It is the original appearance of the village that is well-known and difficult to enter. Even the villagers who have lived around this mountain for generations can only enter the village once or twice when they are lucky. However, because this place is too remote and has few scarce resources, even though it is very magical, it has no reputation. Not obvious. I read through the palm technique manuals and listened to anecdotes that directly overturned many of the old men's common sense of the world. This made these calm old men who had experienced strong winds and waves and thought they would not panic when landslides fall or landslides collapse, their minds were confused. It became a pot of porridge. After hearing what I heard today, more than a dozen old people don't know what they should say or not, how they should say it, who they can say it to, and who they can't say it to. Patriarch Peng's words were clear and concise. He was just following the instructions left by his ancestors. He would only tell that part if outsiders could achieve it and after passing the test. However, any part of what he casually said was likely to cause a bloody storm in the world. If it was spread to the government and the court, it would be even more likely that the world would be overturned and all life would be destroyed. With their heads full of shocking secrets, the martial arts elders came to the sect where the white-haired old man belonged two months later. When they left, the thirteen people were neatly dressed, had calm faces, and were full of wisdom. The eight people who returned were in tattered clothes and stained with blood, and all of them looked haggard and had dull eyes. Some of them even needed help from others to stand upright. As can be seen from the previous article, in Shiyao Village, these old people were treated as honored guests and treated with great courtesy. When they left the village, there were no shortage of thirteen people, and they were also served with spiritual tea and fairy wine. But why did it take two months to return? Moreover, when the thirteen highly respected Su Lao, who was revered as a pillar in the martial arts world, returned, five of them were missing. The eight who were able to return were all injured and exhausted. Could it be that the martial arts world Another gangster appeared in the plot. When these old men were out, they planned to sneak attack on them, kill them all, and then dominate the martial arts world. Everything was hidden in the mist, and no one knew the actual secret. Anyway, it was the eight old men who were returning. After three months of rest, drastic changes took place in the world of martial arts. When the eight returning elders recovered, they quickly established an alliance, the "Martial Arts Alliance." In the "Martial Arts Alliance", there is a virtual leader, and there are eight halls under it, and these eight returned elders serve as hall leaders. All matters within the alliance are discussed and decided by these eight hall leaders, and then implemented by the following. At the beginning, the sphere of influence of the "Martial Arts Alliance" was only the coverage area formed by the integration of these eight elders and some friendly forces after gathering and discussing. But as the eight elders completed the internal integration and reached a unified internal opinion, the entire martial arts arena was soon swept and conquered by their respective leaders. Even though there were many voices of opposition during this period, they were all easily subdued by the eight elders who were reborn and looked like immortals. They then had a secret conversation and then led their respective forces to belong to the "Martial Arts Alliance". The huge changes in the martial arts world also alarmed the government and the imperial court. In the past, people in the martial arts world might have taken a step forward and given in courtesy. But this time, the "Martial Arts Alliance" led by the eight elders did not give in. The eight people came forward directly and broke into the Forbidden City from the "Martial Arts Alliance" headquarters in central China. One month later, the eight elders returned home unscathed. The government and the court ordered the world to respect the "Martial Arts Alliance" as the world's martial arts program. Everyone in the world can respect the alliance and practice martial arts to strengthen their health. In addition to the twelve armies of the imperial court, there were eight more divisions, namely "wind, forest, fire, mountain, scale, feather, beast, and insect". These newly established eight divisions were taught by the "Martial Arts League" and were managed by the imperial court. Half a year later, the emperor visited the world, visited the headquarters of the "Tiandao Alliance", and then held talks in March. Later, the "Tiandao League" was designated as a branch of Taoism, Taoism was regarded as the state religion, and the vicinity of Shiyao Village was designated as a royal forbidden area, and ordinary people were not allowed to trespass. Another year later, the "Martial Arts Alliance" found land near Shiyao Village to build a "sacred church", and eight elders took turns to guard it. Ten years later, the eight elders retired from the "Martial Arts Alliance" and stationed themselves in the temple. Thirty years later, eight old men died without illness and were buried in Shiyao Village.