Pawn Crossing the River

As Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yin set out on their way back from Suzuka Mountain, they clearly felt that the atmosphere in Ise was different, as if they were facing a formidable enemy, tense and chaotic.

Ise Jingu Shrine must not only defend against Suzuka Mountain behind it, but also resist the approaching Domen army from the front. It is not enough to rely solely on the Zunbo faction in Ise. It must ask for help. The imperial family and Ise Jingu Shrine are integrated. The onus is on us at this point.

More importantly, Ise Shrine, as the ancestral court of Tianmen and the head of the three major shrines, hides too many secrets about Fenglinzhou. If Ise Shrine falls into the hands of the Taoist sect, then the Zunbo Sect will have almost no power. There is no secret at all, which is also unacceptable to the Zunbang sect.

Therefore, even if the Zunbo Sect knew that their intention was to encircle the area and call for reinforcements, Ise was now a trap, and they still had to bravely jump into it.

This is a conspiracy.

For Qi Xuansu, this is naturally a good thing.

The more chaotic it is, the harder it is to notice Qi Xuansu. Even if he noticed Qi Xuansu, he would be powerless.

In fact, if Qi Xuansu wanted to be in the limelight, he could use the three evil things to run rampant in Ise and turn the back of Ise Shrine upside down. However, Qi Xuansu thought again and again and gave up this approach.

First of all, the three evil things are not used in vain. They are all human debts that must be repaid in the future. Secondly, after the incident got serious, Qi Xuansu couldn't explain it to the Taoist sect. After all, nominally speaking, the three major Yin objects belonged to the Taoist sect's creation. Qi Xuansu had no right to use them privately. If few people knew about it, they would use it secretly. With Donghua The upper echelons of Quanzhen Tao, headed by Zhenren, can still turn a blind eye. If the trouble becomes serious, Qi Xuansu's unruly behavior will have to be dealt with seriously. Finally, Ise Shrine is not a soft persimmon. After all, it is the ancestral palace of Tianmen. It is not impossible to provoke an immortal to destroy it.

This is the uncontrollability of the battlefield.

Many unwritten rules in peacetime will be broken. Under normal circumstances, the existence of the immortal level will not take action easily, but in wartime it is very difficult to say. For example, there are only two jounin in the entire Phoenix Island, representing Iga and Koga. He was one of them, but he died as soon as he said he would die.

The pseudo-immortal can die, but Qi Xuansu cannot?

Among the eight swordsmen with a large number of people, only two of them had a clear stance. They were Yagyu Munemasa, who represented the Prime Minister Toyotomi, and Katsura Zenyuki, who represented the Zunbo faction. The other six had ambiguous attitudes.

Among these six people, some were lords of one of the vassals and were far away from the center of the battlefield. They only wanted to preserve their own family property and wait until the winner was decided between the two sides before following the trend and choosing sides. Some people are obsessed with swordsmanship, crazy and lonely, wandering everywhere with no whereabouts, and the world is divided and reunited, what does it have to do with me. Some people killed too many people when they were young. When they got old, they abandoned their swords and lived in seclusion. They meditated in Zen while facing the wall. They had been dealing with themselves for a long time, but they still didn't know whether they should be themselves. There are also people who have retired for many years, entertained their grandchildren, and enjoyed family happiness. Now they just want to be a rich man with peace of mind and no longer care about these major world affairs. There are also people who are dedicated to spreading their own swordsmanship and recruiting many disciples. As for whether the disciples will be loyal to the prime minister's government or the royal family after they become apprentices, he does not ask at all. Some people have already left Fenglinzhou, sailed to sea, and disappeared.

Among the eight swordsmen, only three live at the height of the temple, but five of them live far away from the world.

It has to be said that the world of Fenglinzhou is still full of vitality, and there is a state where everything is competing for success.

On the other hand, the world of the Central Plains is inevitably lifeless. In addition to secret societies, there are still secret societies. Among these secret societies, half are cults that fight against the temple, and half are the continuation of the temple.

In the final analysis, the relationship between temples and rivers and lakes is one of ebb and flow. When the temples are strong, the rivers and lakes will be weak. On the contrary, when the temple is weak, the world will be strong.

At the end of the previous dynasty, the world of the Central Plains was also full of vitality, competing with the Confucian sect, which represented the temple.

Nowadays, the Daomen and the Daxuan court are unprecedentedly powerful, far surpassing all previous dynasties, so the world has naturally become a vassal of the temple.

The reason why the rivers and lakes of Fenglinzhou are full of vitality is precisely because of the decline of its temples.

The eight swordsmen are like the current situation of Fenglinzhou - torn apart.

If Emperor Feng Linzhou is just a symbol, then Prime Minister Toyotomi is just an alliance leader, far from being the leader of the alliance. Within this framework, the feudal lords of all sizes act on their own and pass it on from generation to generation, just like the local emperor.

The whole world is a royal land. It has never been an empty talk in the Central Plains, but it is an empty talk in Fenglinzhou.

Why does Taoism attack the nobles but not the common people? Because these nobles with hereditary fiefdoms are the biggest obstacle.

There seem to be a lot of pseudo-immortals in Fenglinzhou, but if you think about it carefully, the real essence is the eight swordsmen and two jounin, plus the two pure-level palace ministers of Tianmen, a total of twelve people. The Yin and Yang Dao has been weakened for a long time, and there is no connection between the green and the yellow, and there are no false immortals.

The number of pseudo-immortals in the Central Plains is far lower than that in the Central Plains. Only Qi Xuansu knows about the pseudo-immortals in the Central Plains, including "Dongzhu", Qiniang, Qingwei Zhenren, Cihang Zhenren, Donghua Zhenren, Xuanhuiyuan Patriarch, Zhang Wuhen , Star Master Xuanji, Patriarch Jin Gong, Wu Guangbi, Ding Wei Lingguan, Jiachen Lingguan, Shi Dazhen, Li Changsheng, Zhang Wuliang, there are already twelve people.

There is a worry-free list, which includes ten pseudo-immortals outside the Taoist sect. Patriarch Jin Gong is at the top of the list, and Wu Guangbi is at the bottom. There are eight places between the two, and these are the eight pseudo-immortals. Even if you include the "Don Zhu", the Xuanji Star Master, and the Xuanhuiyuan Patriarch, there are still five pseudo-immortals who have not shown up.

Half of the twelve first-grade spiritual officers are pseudo-immortals, excluding Jiachen Spiritual Officer and Dingwei Spiritual Officer, there are still four pseudo-immortals.

Among the seven Pingzhang Great Masters, apart from the Immortal Man and Shi Great Master, there are also several pseudo-immortals.

Then there are the Confucian schools, the imperial cabinet, and the Taoist Golden Palace, where there are also pseudo-immortals.

This does not include the various creations of Taoism.

When it comes to the number of pseudo-immortals, the Central Plains is almost overwhelming them.

Some people may say that these pseudo-immortals are not all members of the Taoist sect, and many of them even stand on the opposite side of the Taoist sect. In the same way, the pseudo-immortals in Fenglinzhou are not all Zunhuang sects. Many of them care about matters that have nothing to do with themselves.

The most important thing is that whether they are pseudo-immortals or gods, the Central Plains has a strict organizational system, but Fenglinzhou is a mess. Even if the number is the same, or even there are more pseudo-immortals in Fenglinzhou, Fenglinzhou is still a mess. Defeat is certain. Since ancient times, the organized has always defeated the unorganized, without exception.

As for the mountain gods such as Suzuka Gozen, they have existed for more than a hundred years and cannot leave Fenglinzhou. In fact, they cannot be regarded as normal pseudo-immortals.

There were similar pseudo-immortals in the Central Plains, but unfortunately they met the God Lu Wu who guarded Yujing. Most of them met a miserable end and are now extinct. On the other hand, Fenglinzhou is closed to the outside world and has retained quite a bit of its original features, and you can still see this kind of pseudo-immortal. This is somewhat similar to the fact that many books have been lost in the Central Plains, but have been completely preserved by Fenglinzhou.

All in all, Qi Xuansu doesn't plan to stay too long in Ise. There are still three pounds of nails in the broken ship. After all, it is a land of one continent and one country. Today's Qi Xuansu is far from being unruly. When he becomes a pseudo-immortal, there will probably be no problem. .

However, things didn't go as planned. When Qi Xuansu passed by Annan County, he still encountered an accident.

He and Xiao Yin encountered a monster.

The upper body of this monster is that of a woman, wearing the clothes of a Fenglinzhou woman. She seems to be no different from an ordinary woman, but her lower body is a huge snake body.

Mr. Yin has returned to the cave of the ghost country. Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yin can only work together to deal with this monster.

This monster is exactly the Qing Ji mentioned by Master Qingbo.

After she killed An Zhen, she was suppressed by the Fenglinzhou Buddhist Sect. Later, she was handed over to Ise Shrine and sealed in Ise. After the Ise War, the seals everywhere were loosened to varying degrees. Ise Shrine, whose vitality was severely damaged, was unable to strengthen the seal. Just after Master Wan launched an all-out battle against the pure priest of Ise Shrine, Kiyohime took the opportunity to break the seal and appeared in Mino County.

According to Buddhism, this should be regarded as karma. Qi Xuansu invited Master Wan to cause trouble in Meinong County, but Qingji was released and blocked his return.

Years of sealing had obliterated most of Qingji's sanity. After the two sides met on a narrow road, Qingji swam directly towards the two of them, spitting out billowing flames.

Qi Xuansu didn't take it seriously at all. Not to mention that he was invulnerable to seeing the gods, the "Yiyi Cloud Clothes" he wore was also invulnerable to water and fire. But as soon as he came into contact with this kind of flame, Qi Xuansu realized that something was wrong. This flame seemed to be divided into There are two parts, one part is an ordinary flame, blocked by his "Youyi Yunyi", but after the outer layer of flames fades away, there is still a ball of flame inside, ignoring the "Youyi Yunyi" and Qi Xuansu's belief that God is not bad. , the true energy protects the body, and burns directly to Qi Xuansu's heart orifice.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but be shocked. He had some knowledge. He had never seen such a weird method and had never heard of it.

Fortunately, the "Heart of Immortal Stone" came into play at this moment.

As the highest creation masterpiece of ancient witchcraft and Taoism, the "Heart of the Immortal Stone" is truly wonderful. Even this weird flame cannot break through the protection of the "Heart of the Immortal Stone".

However, after the flame was blocked, it immediately spread out, merged into the true energy in Qi Xuansu's body, and disappeared instantly.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but was shocked. He had seen Zhang Yuelu's "Six Void Tribulations". The same was true for the power of the Six Tribulations entering other people's bodies. It looked like a mud cow entering the sea, but in fact it was dormant, looking for the right opportunity to let the true energy in others kill each other. , is this kind of flame similar to the "Six Void Tribulations"?

At this moment, Xiao Yin's voice interrupted Qi Xuansu's thoughts.

It turned out that after Qing Ji spewed flames at Qi Xuansu, Qi Xuansu entered a state of wandering and otherworldly, while Xiao Yin was entangled by Qing Ji with a snake body. She wanted to bite her with her teeth, but the snake scales But it was so hard that it couldn't be bitten, not even Xiao Yin's corpse energy could do anything about it.

The snake's body became tighter and tighter, surpassing the warrior's strength, and Xiao Yin screamed that if Qi Xuansu didn't come back to her senses, she would return to "Emperor Liu" and be reborn.

Upon seeing this, Qi Xuansu immediately drew out "Qingyun" and slashed at Qing Ji with his sword.