Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu's thoughts changed several times.

He is not a newbie, and he cannot believe what others say. He must always have his own ability to judge.

Quan said that he was in suspended animation and didn't know about the existence of the Yao family, which makes sense.

Qi Xuansu deliberately misled Quan into thinking that all eleven witches had fallen, which was actually a test. If Quan had ever met a member of the Yao family, he would know that not all the eleven witches had died, and that Qi Xuansu had not told the entire truth. But judging from Quan's behavior, he has most likely never met the Yao family.

As for why Quan was not discovered by the Yao family, it can actually be explained. Lingshan Cave is too dangerous, and it is not easy for the Yao family to wander around after entering. After all, they are not here to explore. They should have a relatively safe fixed route opened up by Yao Zu, and they will not deviate from the route easily. The temple where Quan is located happens to be located In areas outside the route, the Yao family will naturally not discover his presence.

This is the difference between entering the country seriously and sneaking in. Qi Xuansu sneaked in. He didn't know the safe route and could only explore it by himself.

Logically speaking, when the Tianshi Sect launched a large-scale attack on Lingshan Cave, there must be something like a "topographic map". It would be impossible to defeat it in a single battle. The specific terrain of Lingshan Cave is still unclear, which is nonsense. As the successor of the Celestial Master Sect, Zheng Yiyi has inherited it in an orderly manner for so many years and will definitely preserve relevant things. Qi Xuansu can even ask the Celestial Master for help. It should not be difficult to borrow such a topographic map.

It was just after the war that Lingshan Cave Heaven began to collapse. Just like a sea of ​​change, drastic changes took place inside the Cave Heaven.

Counting from the year when the Ancestral Master passed away to today, it is almost more than 1,600 years. In such a long period of time, the terrain of Lingshan Cave must have undergone great changes. For example, there was originally a town in a certain place, but the town sank underwater and turned into a large lake. If you follow the map, you will definitely get lost. Qi Xuansu wanted to go to Lingshan. He just walked towards Lingshan. He didn't come here to hunt for treasures. It didn't make much difference whether he had a map or not.

Taking a step back, Yao Zu must be familiar with Lingshan Cave Heaven, more familiar than Zu Tianshi. She still wants to open up a new path, which shows how great the changes in Lingshan Cave Heaven are.

All in all, those old experiences from thousands of years ago are definitely not applicable. What is useful is the experience of the past two hundred years, but the latter is in the hands of the Yao family, not the Zhang family.

If you are going to Pingdu Mountain Cave Heaven, then the Zhang family must have experience.

This also reminded Qi Xuansu of Qiniang's theory. On the premise that the family is well matched, a man will have three major relatives, namely the father's family, the mother's family, and the wife's family, specifically uncles, uncles, and father-in-law. These three can leverage each other and can also check and balance each other. For example, if you are bullied by your uncles, your uncle can stand up and support you, or you can borrow the help of your father-in-law. The same applies to others.

Qi Xuansu does not have a father's family, but in terms of power structure, Donghua Zhenren's faction can be regarded as his father's family. Qi Xuansu also has no maternal clan, but because of Qiniang, the Yao family can be regarded as his maternal clan. As for the wife clan, it is naturally the Zhang family.

Qi Xuansu is now using the power of his wife's clan to fight against the power of his mother's clan.

Therefore, Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships.

Qi Xuansu asked: "How did you deal with the blood moon in the past?"

"There was no blood moon in the past." Quan was still looking at the blood moon outside the temple. Part of the moonlight even shone through the open temple door, spreading a layer of sparkling blood on the ground.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Why?"

"You can think of the blood moon as an emergency mechanism of the witchcraft." Quan said.

As an antique from thousands of years ago, Quan's daily language definitely does not have a modern vocabulary like "emergency mechanism" with a certain Western flavor. Because it is a heart-to-heart communication, it automatically changes into Qi Xuansu's familiar speech habits.

Quan continued: "When the enemy comes, turn on the blood moon. When the moonlight falls, the souls of the witch clan will return from the blood light and drive away the foreign enemies. When the foreign enemies retreat, turn off the blood moon. Now it seems that the blood moon's The cardinal may have malfunctioned, or no one has turned it off."

Qi Xuansu frowned.

When he was in the dream, he had never seen the existence of the blood moon, which shows that the two are not the same thing. The Lingshan Cave Heaven he saw in his dream might just be a certain stage of the Lingshan Cave Heaven. After all, there was no blood moon during the day.

"If I guessed correctly, the cardinal of Blood Moon should be on Lingshan Mountain." Qi Xuansu looked away from the bloody moonlight.

"This is inevitable." Quan stood up with a double snake and skull wooden staff, "The Cardinal is located in the Ancestral Witch Hall on the top of Lingshan Mountain."

Qi Xuansu asked deliberately: "Isn't there only one fire on the top of Lingshan Mountain?"

Quan was obviously a little surprised, and the red light in the depths of his eyes flickered slightly: "It seems that you know something about Lingshan. In the earliest times, the sacrificial ceremony was to raise a big fire. There was indeed only one fire there, and the ancestral witches surrounded the fire. We held discussions, and later we built a palace around the fire, which is the Ancestral Witch Hall."

Qi Xuansu was thoughtful.

After all, many of Quan's statements are old experiences from thousands of years ago and cannot be fully believed. The existence of the Ancestral Witch Hall in the past does not mean that the Ancestral Witch Hall still exists now. It may have been razed to the ground by the Tianshi Sect.

This is like the overlord burning the ancestral dragon's palace, so what if it covers more than 300 miles and isolates the sky? It's not like it was burned to the ground and turned into scorched earth. In the end, only a fire is left in the Ancestral Witch Hall. This is called returning to one's roots and regaining one's original intention.

Qi Xuansu finally asked: "How should we respond?"

The solution given by Quan is also very practical: "The ancestral witches have already considered this when constructing the Blood Moon, so all the buildings in the Holy Land can block the influence of the Blood Moon. As long as we hide in the buildings, there will be no problem."

Qi Xuansu had to admit that this was a really good idea. It was unpretentious and not fancy at all. It was as simple as hiding in the house when it rained.

If someone controls the blood moon, then naturally the blood moon will shine all the time, day and night. Nowadays, the blood moon should be unmanned and run on its own, so it turns off during the day and on at night. As a result, Qi Xuansu had to travel during the day and had to find a shelter before night came to avoid the influence of the blood moon.

It's not that Qi Xuansu can't deal with the souls returning from the moonlight, but he should try to avoid unnecessary battles and keep his condition intact. This is like a long journey across the Gobi desert. The speed of the moment has little impact. The key is to reasonably allocate physical strength and supplies.

At this point, Qi Xuansu had no choice but to spend the night in this temple and wait until dawn.

Fortunately, he had plenty of time and he didn't have to rush.

It was a long night, and in such a dangerous situation, it was impossible for Qi Xuansu to fall asleep. He was already prepared to stay awake for three hundred days, so he could only chat with Quan.

There are many things they can talk about, the outside world and stories from the past.

When Qi Xuansu talks about the outside world, the protagonist is not Taoism, but Confucianism. How the four great saints set rules for the world, from the most holy master to the lesser saints, to the Neo-Confucian saints and the Xinxue saints, and how the Xinxue saints suppressed them. Taomen. There was no lie at all, it was just that he deliberately omitted the comeback of the Taoist sect after the death of the Saint of Xin Xue. Today's Taoist sect is not even mentioned at all.

Because many of Qi Xuansu's methods come from the current Taoism, if he mentions it, clues will be revealed. If you don’t mention it, it’s unknown. You must know that the current Taoist sect is completely different from the Tianshi Sect of the past.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Quan, what was your position in the witch sect in the past?"

"I am one of the high priests, responsible for the sacrifices."

"Which ancestral witch do you follow? I know about the split among the eleven witches. No matter which family or sect they belong to, they still have to share the pot."

"The Six Enlightened Witches left Lingshan and went to Kunlun, never to return. Most of them died under the fangs and claws of God Lu Wu, and the great witches who followed them were not spared. I am still in Lingshan, so naturally They couldn't be subordinates of the Six Enlightened Witches. The remaining five great witches had internal strife again. Wu Xian fell into madness because of the failed elixir of immortality and was killed by the other four ancestral witches. Her subordinates were also suppressed and ostracized. . I will not be a subordinate of Wu Xian. I am following the last leader Wu Luo."

"It turns out to be Wu Luo!"

For a moment, both of them fell into silence.

There were some subtle changes in the attitudes of both of them.

Quan seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, and the red light in his eyes flickered slightly, as if his heart was rising and falling.

After a while, Qi Xuansu said: "Back then, Wu Luo created the Kingdom of God in the human world. Anyone who believed in Wu Luo could enter Wu Luo's Kingdom of God in their sleep. Since you follow Wu Luo, have you ever been to Wu Luo's Kingdom? Kingdom of God?”

Quan remained silent.

Qi Xuansu continued: "If you have been there before, you can also try to go to Wu Luo's kingdom now."

Quan finally said: "Wuluo is dead. He died under Zhang...'s sword. I saw it with my own eyes."

Quan still didn't say the name of the Ancestral Master, obviously he was very afraid.

Qi Xuansu said: "There are three levels of death among gods. It is true that Wu Luo is dead. Maybe her golden body just collapsed, but the Kingdom of God still exists."

Quan said: "Since the gods are no longer there, what's the use of leaving an empty shell of the kingdom of God?"

Qi Xuansu never let go of "Qingyun" in his hand. He lowered his eyes to look at the sword edge of "Qingyun" and suddenly changed the subject: "What are your plans for the future?"

Quan replied: "Of course it's not difficult to survive if you leave this place and don't compete with the Confucian sect."

Qi Xuansu added: "That's true. You were a great witch second only to the ancestral witch, so it was not difficult to survive. But after so many years, how much cultivation do you still have left?"

Quanwen suddenly laughed after hearing this.

This kind of smile is not a smile conveyed through the heart, but a somewhat sinister smile on the skinny and skeleton-like face. Quan uses weird and dry syllables to imitate Qi Xuansu's mandarin: "What does it have to do with you? "

Qi Xuansu also smiled: "I'm just concerned."