Ruins of the past

Shuzhou, Buddhist world, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas.

After the efforts of hundreds of farmers and workers, an area named the Novice Area by Chu Qiguang has been developed.

You can see various facilities such as canteens, medicine shops, inns, restaurants, and martial arts schools.

During the development process, this area also suffered several attacks from monsters and evil spirits.

However, the farmers and laborers were not afraid of casualties, and they could fight to the death under the command of Jin Nu every time.

After several times in a row, the farmers and laborers had no idea how many times it had been repaired.

The surrounding monsters and evil spirits have also been cleared away. This novice area has now gained a firm foothold and rarely encounters attacks.

In the recent clean-up process, Jinnu also obtained part of the Buddha's fire through the killing of Buddhist evildoers by workers and farmers.

On this day, she started the ritual in the underground workshop with Buddhist fire.

I saw Jin Nu holding the Buddha's fire in both hands and gently placing it on the ninth-grade lotus platform.

As the flames burned, the Buddha's fire spread towards the entire lotus platform, and in the blink of an eye it seemed to turn into a huge fire lotus.

The formation diagram on the ground then shone brightly, and the ritual of giving birth to Jin Nu started again.

Jinnu murmured softly:

"The original Buddha's fire has quietly gone away, and darkness has descended on our world."

"However, one day, a new flame will appear in the darkness, which is the remaining fire passed down by the Buddhas..."

Along with her murmur, wisps of flames were injected into a Jinder Girl doll.

The next moment, the new Jin girl's eyes flashed, and her whole figure seemed to come to life.

Looking at this new companion, Jin Nu smiled and said: "Welcome back..."

She remembered the name Chu Qiguang gave herself, and then said: "I am Jin Nu, and you are Jin Nu 1, a person who specializes in maintaining the Buddha's fire, and who exists to serve Lord Chu Qiguang."

"If he requires any assistance in putting out the fire, you will all be at his disposal."

Jin Nu 1 nodded, seeming to have firmly remembered Jin Nu’s words in her heart.

Not long after, Chu Qiguang got the news of the opening of Jinnu's workshop, and temporarily put aside the matter of saving the souls of the dead and rushed over.

He looked at Jin Nu 1 in front of him with satisfaction: "You did a good job. Is there any remnant of the Buddha's fire?"

"I am your Jin daughter, and I will definitely follow your instructions."

Jinnu stretched out her hands and held Chu Qiguang's right hand.

Chu Qiguang could feel a warmth coming from the opponent's palm, and he could feel a small wisp of Buddhist fire burning in the opponent's body.

"Well, it seems that there is not enough to make more companions for the time being."

Chu Qiguang looked at Jin Nu and said, "If your eyes can see the Buddha's fire, can you use the Buddha's fire to send messages?"

Seeing Jin Nu's puzzled eyes, Chu Qiguang continued: "That is to say, you are here, Jin Nu 1..."

Jinnu's eyes can penetrate the Buddhist world and see the Buddha's fire in different locations. This is what she relied on to help Chu Qiguang find the Buddha's fire in the past.

What Chu Qiguang wants Jin Nu to do now is to make contact through this long-distance observation method.

During this time, he used Jiaojiao's power to monitor the Buddhist world to transmit information, which greatly accelerated the speed of information transmission in Shuzhou, Lingzhou, and between the south and the north.

But most of the problems fall on Zhou Yujiao alone, which is really too much trouble.

In particular, every exchange of information between Zhou Yujiao and the workers is too cumbersome and a waste of time.

At this moment, following Chu Qiguang's order, Jinnu distributed a trace of Buddha's fire to Jinnu 1, and then Jinnu 1 released and retracted the Buddha's fire from her fingertips.

In Jin Nu's eyes, this trace of Buddhist fire flickered in the darkness.

Even if they were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, as long as she was still in the Buddhist world, she could see the sudden appearance and disappearance of the Buddha's fire.

After learning more about Jin Nu, Chu Qiguang's memory about Morse code emerged in his mind.

‘Well, now as long as Jin Nu’s companions are dispersed to different areas, Jin Nu can transmit signals through the flickering of the Buddha’s fire. ’

‘As long as you agree on the different meanings represented by the length of the flash, you can perform operations similar to telegraphy. ’

When Chu Qiguang thought of this, he couldn't help but feel excited.

In this way, he can use this kind of 'fire report' to complete efficient intelligence transmission in Shuzhou and Lingzhou.

This method will be of great benefit whether it is used to develop his power, search for ghost intelligence, or the subsequent southern expedition.

In the next few days, he and Jin Nu completed the construction of the 'Fire Report' in the Buddhist world.

Chu Qiguang's connections in the Demon Suppression Division are also searching for ghost intelligence across the country for him.

But this kind of collection of ghost intelligence has also aroused some thoughtful people's ideas.

…

Luozhou, adjacent to the southeast of Lingzhou, has always been considered the hinterland of the Central Plains and the transportation hub of the Han Dynasty.

Since ancient times, this state has been crisscrossed by rivers and rich in products. It has been one of the most important granaries in all dynasties.

Late that night, in Lancai County in northern Luozhou.

Zhangzhuang is a somewhat remote village. It is said that in recent days, a ghost can be seen wandering in the north of the village every midnight.

Some villagers saw a ghostly figure in the middle of the night and fell ill the next day.

At this moment, with the moon in the sky, rolling dark clouds blocked the moonlight in the sky, plunging the entire Zhangzhuang into darkness.

And in this thick darkness, you can hear piercing screams, angry roars, and the sound of swords clashing from time to time...

A Taoist priest from the Tianshi Sect led two disciples as they ran all the way in the darkness, breathing heavily and looking behind them from time to time.

They saw a female ghost, covered in snow-white body, with scarlet eyes, and lying on the ground with many hands and feet, chasing them.

Behind the female ghost, there are thick and long tails swaying violently, causing gusts of wind.

"What a big loss, what a big loss!"

The Taoist priest ran and shouted: "How can there be such a fierce fox ghost!"

Originally, the people living in this village were poor and could not afford to hire Taoist priests taught by Tianshi.

However, this Taoist priest had a sense of chivalry and justice, and came after learning about Zhang Zhuang's situation.

At this moment, he pulled out the locust wood magical sword from his back, which was specially designed to deal with ghosts. He took out a ghost-suppressing talisman with his other hand and chanted: "Xuanyuan Wuji, the heaven and earth borrow the magic!"

Immediately afterwards, the Taoist priest pressed the ghost-suppressing talisman on the magic sword with one touch of his hand. As the talisman paper burned violently, the magic sword seemed to be stained with a layer of blood.

The Taoist priest threw the magic sword with his hand, and there was a soft whooshing sound. The locust wood magic sword instantly penetrated the female ghost's body like a cat that smelled a fishy smell.

Accompanied by a burst of inhuman piercing screams, the fox ghost suddenly disappeared, and the magic sword fell to the ground with a bang.

The Taoist priest picked up the magic sword and found that there were several cracks on it, and his heart was bleeding.

The disciple on the side still had a frightened expression on his face as he asked, "Master, what should we do next?"

"What else can we do? The ghost-suppressing talisman can only suppress her for a short time at most. Let's run away now."

"This kind of big ghost must be saved by the state-level Dao Gang Division with all the manpower and talismans."

The disciple asked again: "But how can this village afford the people of Dao Gangsi?"

The Taoist priest sighed: "If I sell this village, I'm afraid it won't be enough for Dao Gangsi to send out medicine once."

When the disciple heard this, his face darkened: "What about this village?"

The Taoist priest said: "Come tomorrow to persuade the villagers here to evacuate."

But after a while, the faces of the Taoist priest and the two disciples became increasingly ugly. They found that they had not been able to escape from the village after running for a long time.

"This fox ghost can punch the wall?"

At the same time, the voice of the fox ghost sounded again, getting closer and closer to them.

The Taoist priest stretched out his hand towards his chest, but found nothing. All his talismans had been used up.

A cold breath came again. The Taoist priest turned around and saw a pale, twisted head slowly sticking out from behind the corner, with scarlet eyes staring in his direction.

At this moment, the sky suddenly lit up, like the sun suddenly lighting up the entire world.

The Taoist priest looked up in shock and saw a huge fireball falling from the sky towards Zhang Zhuang's position.

‘Meteor landing? At this very moment? ’

The Taoist priest gritted his teeth and quickly retreated back. Facing this natural disaster, it was too late for him to save other people in the village even if he wanted to.

But at this moment, the huge fireball paused for a few moments, and then slowly floated down.

At the same time, the fox ghost stared closely at the fireball falling from the sky, with a look of extreme obsession on his face, and roared as he rushed towards the fireball.

Only then did the Taoist priest see clearly what kind of meteor the fireball was. It was clearly a person burning with blazing flames.

But this flame seemed to have no effect on the fox ghost, who hugged Chu Qiguang like a phantom.

Then he opened his mouth and sucked in, and strands of energy and blood force continued to flow into the fox demon's mouth.

The Taoist priest shouted: "Be careful! This fox ghost is the best at sucking blood! Don't let him stay close to you!"

"Fox ghost?" Chu Qiguang glanced at the fox ghost holding him and smiled slightly: "Do you like it?"

"Then suck it hard and see how much blood you can suck out of me."

Just heard a loud roar.

There was a loud noise like a tsunami in Chu Qiguang's body, and the terrifying power of blood and energy burst out centered around his body.