I Raise Spiders in Pansi Cave

"If it's the one I think, it's also your old friend."

"My old friend?" Qi Wufei frowned, "You mean he is also from Wanjiao?"

Lu Cheng nodded and said: "There used to be a believer among the Ten Thousand Sects, named Wan Tengming, nicknamed Thousand Faced Demon King. This person was disfigured and ugly because of practicing magic skills in his early years, so he was surly by nature. The world called him Ugly Demon. In the list of most wanted criminals in the Heavenly Court, he was once hunted down by people in the righteous way. Later, he was rescued by the old leader and brought under his command. He taught him to practice and get rid of his demons. He acquired the magic weapon Thousand Faces to cover up his ugly appearance, and often appeared in front of people with different faces, so he was called the Thousand Faced Demon King from then on.

100 years ago, Wanjiao was holding a conference at its headquarters in Junting Mountain. Heavenly Court suddenly dispatched an army of [-] to attack Junting Mountain.At that time, I was ordered to go to the edge of the West Sea to search for the lost Fenglinzhou, so I survived.I've been looking into this since I got back.Like Fenglinzhou, Junting Mountain is also a lost continent. It is impossible for the outside world to know about this place. There must be a traitor in the church.

Later, I gave up the old way, specialized in witchcraft, and wandered around the various units under the Heavenly Court all year round in a state of dragon bell, just to investigate this matter.After many investigations by me, I have determined that Wan Tengming, the Demon King with Thousand Faces, is one of the traitors.

The magic weapon he refines is called 'Thousand Faces', which is actually made by peeling off a thousand human skins, and the refining process is very cruel. When a person is alive, he peels the skin and refines the soul into it , It takes seven to seventy-nine days for a single face, and the victim also suffers to death, and his soul is exhausted, and he cannot be reincarnated.

On the surface, this person is loyal to the leader and has a blind date with the congregation, but he does such evil things secretly.After the leader took over the teaching, the management was very strict.He knew that once he was discovered by the leader, he would surely die, so he took refuge in the Heavenly Court, and at the critical moment, he betrayed Junting Mountain. "

"You mean that the current Lord of Variations is the Lord of Thousand Faces back then?"

Qi Wufei frowned.The refining process of this magic weapon with thousands of faces is creepy.There are no distinctions among all religions, and when there are too many people, it is inevitable that they will be heterogeneous.But how could Heaven accept such a person?Even if he surrendered himself and reported it, it would be counted as guilty and meritorious, and at most it would add a light sentence to the sentencing. For example, if he was originally destroyed, he would be sentenced to reincarnation. He voted as an adult, and for his crimes, he would be sentenced to life at most, how could he be given the title of a Heavenly King?

Lu Cheng said: "After the first battle in Junting Mountain, Thousand Faces Demon Lord never appeared again. If he was not found out to be a traitor later, he would have been thought to have died in this battle too. Variety Lord was born more than 100 years ago. It suddenly appeared, the origin is unknown, and the time happened to be shortly after the First World War in Junting Mountain. His title is ever-changing, because he is changeable and has no fixed face. So I have suspected him for a long time, but there has been no evidence. Nalan City Mahjong I have also heard about the God of Wealth, and from what you said just now, he probably uses the magic weapon 'Thousand Faces' in his disguise."

"So, the God of Wealth is the apprentice of the Thousand-faced Demon Lord, and the Thousand-faced Demon Lord passed on the magic weapon Qianmian to him?" Qi Wufei suddenly shook his head and said, "That's not right, if the Thousand-faced Demon Lord gave it to the God of Wealth, then the Thousand-faced Demon Lord himself What is it used for? How to obtain the title of Ever-changing Heavenly Monarch?"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help being horrified, "Could it be that he has refined another thousand faces?"

Lu Cheng said: "It is not necessary to rely on magic weapons to change. It can also be maintained by spells. As far as I know, when Wan Tengming was the head of the incense hall in the teaching, a senior in the teaching taught He has changed 72 times. That happened 200 years ago, so he must have mastered it by now."

"Disha 72 changes?" Qi Wufei asked in surprise, "Isn't this the magic of Monkey King?"

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Chapter 560 An autumn rain and a cold

"Sun Wukong's 72 transformations are not unique to Earth Demon." Lu Cheng explained, "This is an ancient magic, but because it is mixed with illusion and has the purpose of demagoguery, it is often regarded as a small way. 36 becomes authentic."

Qi Wufei suddenly said: "No wonder I saw that Tiangang's 36 changes were mentioned in the Taoism of Tianxian, but there was no mention of Disha's 72 changes. I thought the 72 changes were Monkey King's unique magic, but I didn't expect it to be a small way."

Lu Cheng said: "Actually, there is no difference between avenues and avenues. The key lies in the person who uses them. However, the 72 transformations are indeed too complicated. Practitioners who indulge in such small techniques will inevitably fall into it. If they are knowledgeable but not proficient, they will easily become complacent and move." The state of mind, unknowingly deviates from the Dao. Therefore, the ancient sages did not advocate the miscellaneous learning, but only asked the disciples to specialize in the same way, and strive all the way to understand the end of the Dao. The so-called "the human heart is only dangerous, the Dao heart is only subtle, only the essence is only one, and it is allowed to stick to it." Middle' is also."

"Sir, that's what you said." Qi Wufei nodded unconsciously, "I have been in Huanghuaguan for 20 years, and my master has almost never taught me spells. Except for building foundations, he just discussed with me and studied the principles. I didn't think so at the time. , I just thought that the sect was small and there was no inheritance of Taoism, so I could only learn some basic things and talk about empty big words. Now that I think about it, I was really young and ignorant, and I couldn't understand Master's painstaking efforts."

"Senior Wuzi is really a god-man!" Lu Cheng sighed, "It's a pity that Lu is so lucky that he can't see the real person, it's really a pity!"

Qi Wufei laughed and said, "What a pity. It's not like my master won't come back."

Speaking of this, I suddenly feel suffocated, only to realize that it has been less than half a year since Master left. After 20 years of living together, Qi Wufei has long regarded him as his closest relative, and it is inevitable to miss him when he is parted.

I don't know where the master is at the moment?The bat demon is already dead, and the Heavenly Court doesn't seem to have made a big move to pursue the matter of the demon mirror, so why can't it come back?

It turns out that when we are together every day, I always look forward to when the master will retreat or go out. It is best that the master is not on the mountain all the time, so that no one can take care of me, I can be lazy, indulge, and secretly study some crooked ways. I saved up a few pennies and went to the county town to have a good meal... But every time I walked around the gates of the row of taverns and restaurants, I always covered my pockets tightly and didn't go inside. , Just bought a biscuit and went back to the mountain with satisfaction.

Now that Master really left, his heart felt empty, as if something was missing.

Seeing Qi Wufei's strange expression, Lu Cheng knew what he was thinking, so he didn't mention it anymore, but returned to the topic just now: "The thousand-faced devil's cultivation in his early years was around the seventh rank, and his realm will be broken before it is broken. At that time, it would be a matter of time before he could cultivate the Earth Sha 72 Transformation. Because of this, no one thought that he would practice such a sinister magic weapon as 'Thousand Faces'."

"However, isn't it very difficult to maintain a different appearance with 72 transformations? How can it be as comfortable as using a magic weapon?" Qi Wufei asked.

"Not necessarily." Lu Cheng said, "For those with high mana, it is not difficult to maintain a certain appearance, but most of them don't bother to do it. In addition, I have another reason for this guess."

"what reason?"

"Thousand-faced Demon Monarch Wan Tengming once took in an apprentice, whose identity is unknown. It is said that he was a traitor who escaped from a certain orthodox sect. In Wanjiao, there are many such people, so no one paid attention. Soon after, Jun The First Battle of Tingshan broke out, almost all the core forces in the sect were wiped out, the leader disappeared, and Wan Jiao fell apart. Later, during the investigation process, I found out that Wan Tengming's apprentice came from Nalan City."

"Nalan City? The biggest practice sect in Nalan City is the Duanmu Royal Family. Could it be that he is from the Duanmu Family?"

Qi Wufei was alert immediately, connecting a series of recent events, and the truth was almost revealed.

Why would a cultivation master who is at least rank [-] or above run an underground gang in a bustling city like Nalan City?When Mahjong was established, it was an underground business that was taken over from several big families in Nalan City, the most important of which was the Duanmu family.Coupled with the recent expansion of Mahjong, its intention to target the Duanmu family is very obvious.

"It's very possible. The Duanmu family is the old royal family, and they are also the direct descendants of the empress of Jinsheng Palace. The secret place of the holy palace should be called Jinsheng Palace. I wonder what relics this empress left behind?" Lu Cheng said, "But No matter what the truth is, this incident is a good opportunity for you to win over the Duanmu family. Even though they are just one family, they are descendants of the royal family. If the relic is handed over to you, then no matter what is hidden in the secret realm of Jinsheng Palace, you will be inseparable from it."

Qi Wufei felt uncomfortable when he heard the word wooing, and said: "Didn't you just say that a man should use scheming in his actions, just pay attention to the situation and follow the trend, why are you asking me to use scheming now? "

Lu Cheng laughed and said: "Yin is within yang, not against yang. How can a man stick to the same thing? The so-called one moment, that moment!"

Qi Wufei also laughed and said, "Sir, you really don't stick to one pattern."

Immediately, his face became serious, and he asked, "Since the Lord of Changes is very likely to be the Lord of Thousand Faces back then, this person should be eliminated!"

Lu Cheng reminded: "This person's cultivation base is at least above the seventh rank, and he is cruel and cunning. The head of the sect should be careful. In my opinion, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, so you might as well plan it slowly."

Qi Wufei shook his head and said: "In order to refine magic weapons, this person kills and skins people, and smelts their souls. What's more, most of Dongyue's incident this time has something to do with him, if I'm asked to investigate this matter, and don't let him taste the taste of skinning and refining his soul, I really won't be reconciled!"

Lu Cheng said: "In addition to his own high level of cultivation, the crimes committed by this person can be safe and sound after taking refuge in the heavenly court, and he can be named the king of heaven. There must be someone behind him."

Qi Wufei said: "It doesn't matter who is behind him, so what if it's the Jade Emperor? I always have to do what I want to do."

Lu Cheng knew that he couldn't be persuaded, so his face was a little dignified at first, but after hearing Qi Wufei's words, he seemed to see the leader Yin again, and he was relieved, and his heart was a little more excited.

"Okay!" Lu Cheng said seriously, "The head of the sect wants to get rid of it quickly, and I also want to know the truth about the battle at Junting Mountain. If that's the case, then let's make a good plan..."

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It started to rain at noon.As the saying goes, one autumn rain and one cold, when the rain comes, the small animals on the mountain know that they have to prepare for the winter.

If in the wild mountains and old forests, these ghosts who have become spirits are more worried about winter than ordinary animals.Because their food intake is astonishing, unless they can accumulate some fairy herbs and elixir at ordinary times, going through the winter means that their practice will regress due to lack of food.

For an ordinary squirrel, dozens of pine cones can make it through the winter.But a squirrel who has opened up his mind and is already practicing spells cannot live on a few pine cones.Even if you give him a few tons, it is not enough for him to eat, because the nutrition of pine cones is not enough to support his practice.

But they can't hibernate like bears, because a hibernation not only means a retreat in practice, but also extremely dangerous.As spiritual monsters who have achieved success in cultivation, they have special air fluctuations. If they are discovered by other spirit monsters, they will inevitably become delicacies in the stomachs of others.One spirit eating the other is enough to get through the winter.Therefore, in the cold winter, it is easy to fight among the elves in the wild mountains and forests who do not interfere with the water in the season of abundant food. This is also the reason why the number of elves cannot increase on a large scale like human monks.

But these monsters on Pansi Ridge are undoubtedly lucky.Because of the existence of Huanghuaguan, they don't have to worry about how to survive the winter at all.There is shelter for them, and there is plenty of good food.

However, they also have to take care of their kin and descendants.Pansi Ridge is so big, there are more than one rabbit and one snake.It is also impossible for Huanghuaguan to raise all the small animals within a radius of several hundred miles.So as soon as winter comes, they are also busy. While taking care of their own cultivation, they also have to take care of their friends of the same clan.

Qi Fly also encourages everyone to do the same.This shows that these guys who have become spirits have begun to have human nature.He also never thought that this rabbit was more noble than that one because it had opened up its intelligence one step earlier.All living beings have spirits, and whether they are noble or not is the result of practice, not determined by genes, sometimes it is just a little bit of luck.Just like people, some people are born with a golden key and have no worries about food and clothing all their lives, while some people can only struggle on the poverty line all their lives, worrying about a full meal.Who do you think is nobler than whom?

He knows a lot of characters and has learned a lot of knowledge. Dong Wenming is polite and looks like a modest gentleman; he is a high-ranking official and doing big business, talking with eloquence on the rostrum and berating Fang Qiu on the wine table. But in fact, that's just because of better birth than others.If you were born in troubled times or in some poor mountain corner, you didn’t have a few mouthfuls of milk after birth, you were malnourished since you were a child, you had to wash and cook at the age of five or six, and you went to the mountains to cut firewood. Let's see if he still understands civilization and manners 20 years later?See if he is still unable to speak on the rostrum with thousands of people sitting below?At the wine table, can you talk and laugh happily and give advice?

So in this world, how easy is it to talk about the word equality?The distribution mechanism and the social system, at best, are fair, and that is already remarkable.

If you really want to be equal, you have to give me equal birth first.

Of course, you said that the animals on this mountain are all gentle and humble?Certainly not.Snakes eat rats and wolves eat meat, nothing will change.Qi Wufei also didn't want to turn Pansiling into a monk's temple and make everyone vegetarian.He can only do his best and do what he can.

The rain stopped in the afternoon, and a long rainbow hung in the Rainbow Valley, spanning the entire canyon from east to west, like a colorful bridge.

Qi Wufei stood quietly under the bridge, behind him was the steaming Zhuoxi Spring, and in front of him was a pomegranate sapling that had just grown and was still very weak.

It wasn't until the rainbow above his head faded slowly and disappeared into the clear and clear sky after the rain that he took a last look at the pomegranate saplings, then jumped up and flew westward.

It was still raining in the mountains to the west of Pansi Ridge, Qi Dongfei was almost chasing the cumulonimbus cloud all the way to the west, or almost all the way to the rainbow after the rain, as if chasing a colorful dream.

Until the rain cloud was hit head-on by a gust of westerly wind, it suddenly turned north and headed for Shituoling.Only then did Qi Wufei see the vast Qijiao Lake clearly, and not far away was the place where the battle against the Bat Demon was once held.

The huge crater made by the dragon's tail, the scorched earth left by the burning straw, and the sword marks left by the sword energy sweeping across the rocks are all vivid in my mind.

In the distance, it is said that the body of the blue whale has already decayed, leaving only those shocking huge white bones piercing the sky.Unknown gorgeous flowers bloomed one after another on the ground moistened with rotting flesh and blood, as if spring had arrived, forming a stark contrast with the scorched earth around and the cold climate.

Death is the beginning of a new life.What war leaves is peace, but how long can this peace last?

Qi Wufei did not stop, flew over the scorched earth, and soon arrived at Lingxi Town.

Lingxi Town was still desolate, and none of the town's residents came back.Although after the battle of the Kraken landed last time, it is actually safer than ever.But the fishermen don't know this. For them, the government's relief and resettlement is much better than the life of fishing in this small town in the past.Since no one is forcing them to come back, it is natural that they live comfortably on the relief money, while some young people, because they yearn for life in a big city, pack their bags and go to distant places.The people above did not dare to take too many risks. Whether or not to let these fishermen come back could only be decided after the newly appointed head of the Coast Guard station made an assessment.

Qi Duck flew past the damp houses covered with moss until they came to the beach.He was thinking about the construction plan of Lingxi Town in the future, should more mortals come in and turn this place into a bustling seaside town?Or is it all composed of practitioners, making this place essentially a sub-helm of Huanghua Temple.

After arriving at the beach, because of the water-repelling beads on his body, he walked into the sea easily, as if he had passed through a gate of enchantment, walking freely in the sea water.

He first came to the crater that suppressed the white dragon.He didn't know why he came here in the first place, and he always felt that he had to take a look to feel relieved.The array he repaired has no traces of being touched.Passing through the magic circle, entering the crater, coming to the mountainside, entering the deep underground cave, and saw the white dragon.

36 and the dragon thorn still stand there.Bailong was dead, but his body showed no signs of decay, and was still as crystal clear as a white jade carving.The dragon's head hangs down on the ground, and the dragon's beard floats in the sea water like seaweed, and it floats gently because of the water patterns caused by the rushing in.

Qi Wufei approached the dragon and gently stroked the dragon's skin with his hands.However, at that moment, the white jade-like dragon skin suddenly lit up in his consciousness, and he felt as if he was being shocked by electricity.

Qi Wufei was startled, quickly took his hand away, and quickly retreated to a very far place.Only then did he discover that it wasn't the dragon's body that was shining, but the two closest to him among the 36 and Tianlong thorns.As he moved away, the two glowing dragon thorns gradually dimmed.

These days, Dragon Thorn can actually feel the approach of strangers.Qi Wufei suspected that if he reacted slower, he would be pierced by thousands of swords like the white dragon back then.

Sure enough, pulling out the Tianlong thorn is not just a matter of strength.

Qi Fu flew away from the dragon's lair, returned to the surface of the sea, and then headed west.He is going to see Little Six now, but there is no way of direct communication between him and Little Six, so he can only enter the waters of the Dragon Clan first, find Xunhai Yasha, and ask him to report.

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Chapter 560 Preliminary Exploration of the Underwater World

As long as cultivators are active on the sea, as long as they don't conflict with the dragon clan, the general Dragon Palace will not take care of them.So even if you want to go to the island to build a fairy cave, a dragon will not appear to say that you have violated his territory.But as long as you go into the water, especially in the deep sea, it’s not enough if you don’t say hello to Dragon Palace.

Qi Wufei did not have a communication method to establish direct contact with Dragon Palace, so he could only go to the bottom of the sea to find Yasha.He still remembered the legend that Nezha took a bath in the East China Sea and stirred up Huntian Ling, which alarmed the Third Prince of the East China Sea.

From Qianlong Bay to the west, the sea water is also getting deeper. About a thousand miles away, the depth of the sea water has exceeded 3000 meters.All of them flew into a trench and began to use their power to stir up the sea water.Of course, he didn't dare to make such a big noise like Nezha, and in fact he couldn't make it out. He didn't have such a treasure as Hun Tianling.

Not long after, a patrolling Yaksha brought a pair of shrimp soldiers and catfish monsters, and came from the water.

Coincidentally, the Yaksha that Qi Wufei saw was the one brought by Aoba last time when he led the water army to support Broken Tide Cliff.

To Qi Yufei, the Yakshas all look alike, just like the orangutans in the zoo, those who are not familiar with them can't tell which one is which.But Yasha recognized him, knew that he and the sixth prince were brothers, and killed the bat demon in the Qijiao Lake, saving the life of the sixth prince. Even if he went to the Crystal Palace, he was also the guest of the Dragon King, so he was very polite.

"So it's Master Qi!" Yasha cupped his hands and said, "I don't know what the Daoist is doing when he comes to the West Sea? Why is he splashing water here? Could it be some kind of practice method?"

Only then did Qi Wufei carefully observe Yasha's appearance, and it was indeed a bit familiar, so he also cupped his hands and said, "Oh, brother Yasha, it's like this, I haven't seen the little... the sixth prince for a while, I miss him very much, and I don't know him." How are you doing recently, and there is no communication method, so I can only use this method to recruit you, I want to trouble my brother to let me know, can you let me meet him?"

Yasha said: "So that's the case. What's so difficult about it? Please wait here for the real person, and I will report. With the relationship between the real person and the sixth prince, it is not difficult to go to the Crystal Palace."

Although Qi Wufei yearns for the Crystal Palace, he doesn't want to go now.

As soon as he didn't have time, he was anxious to go back to Nalan City to finish the matter besides settling the matter of Lingxi Town with Xiaoliuzi and Prince Moang.And a trip to the Crystal Palace is not a matter of a day and a half, and it may take ten and a half months if it is delayed.

Second, if he went to the Crystal Palace publicly in his capacity, the Dragon Clan would definitely treat him as a representative of the Heavenly Court or the Land Immortal World. This would not only restrict his words and deeds, but also easily lead to diplomatic accidents.

Three years ago, he didn't bring anything with him. He must bring some gifts when he goes to the Dragon Palace. If he doesn't bring anything, it's not polite to come to the door empty-handed.But if you bring something, it's too late to go back and prepare now, and there is really nothing that can be brought out.They gave me Longjiao Ermiao powder and blood pearls last time, so I have to get something equivalent, I can't give them the Fengyue Dan from Taoist Qingfeng or the small flat peach from Mr. Luli, right?Whether it is a loss or not, let’s not talk about it, if you take other people’s gifts to give gifts, if people find out, not only will you not be pleased, but you may even offend others.

So Qi Wufei immediately stopped Yasha and said: "Brother, wait a minute. I see that the sixth prince is a private matter. After all, he is from the land realm and works in the heavenly court. It is not very good to go to the Crystal Palace through regular channels. Do you see?" How can I talk to the Sixth Prince privately?"

Yasha understood what he meant, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid this is not possible. I am not high enough to meet the sixth prince directly, so I can only report to the higher authorities. But that would indeed alarm the foreign affairs department. The follow-up process It's complicated."

Qi Wufei asked, "Do you have any means of communication to directly contact the Sixth Prince?"

Yasha said: "Well then, you go to our outpost to rest for a while. I will help you to ask the higher-ups for instructions. Of course it would be best if you can contact the sixth prince directly."

Qi Wufei nodded in agreement, and then followed Yasha to the west.After crossing the trench, we landed on a large island and reef.There are several small submarines parked on the reef.One of them was slightly larger, about the size of a train carriage, and the others were only about the size of a commercial vehicle.

Yasha walked all the way and introduced to him all the way:

"This is Liangjiegou. It's the dividing line between Xihai and Qianlong Bay. In the past, our Dragon Clan didn't live in Liangjiegou, and Qianlong Bay has always been our forbidden area. But last time you fought the Kraken in Qianlong Bay, the sixth prince After taking us to war, this ban has existed in name only."