Urban Witcher

Ye Shaoyang adjusted the topmost branch of the French knot to a fixed position, pointing to the inn where he lived, so that the real Miaoxin would definitely find out where he lived. After all, there is only one inn in the town, and there are only a few outsiders. It's easy to find.

"That so-called Reverend Miaoxin, since he is the successor of Reverend Zikuang, he must know a thing or two about that ancient tomb. There are some things we need to ask her." Ye Shaoyang's words won the attention of Reverend Daoyuan and Mao Xiaofang. recognition.

The three returned to the inn, ordered a table of meals, and just sat down at the dining table in the room when Meihua came and told them that the matter had been settled.

"By the way, what happened to Wutongshen's subordinates?" Ye Shaoyang suddenly remembered this and asked Meihua.

Meihua smiled and said, "They have all been recruited by me, and they have become my subordinates."

"That's good, but... by the way, don't practice evil, don't hurt people, otherwise I don't know what to do with you."

Meihua nodded shyly, "I'm just practicing in the water, and it doesn't hurt anyone."

"That's good." After Ye Shaoyang finished speaking, he invited everyone to eat. He was the richest of them, so he invited him to the meal. He ordered a few good dishes and a pot of wine, and it was a celebration of finishing Wutongshen. Mao Xiaofang and Master Daoyuan were also very happy, and the three of them drank to their heart's content. Meihua stood beside Ye Shaoyang like a maidservant, pouring wine and tea for them. Ye Shaoyang regarded her as Meihua a hundred years later, but it was good, he didn't treat her as an outsider.

After drinking and eating, Ye Shaoyang called Xiao Er to remove the table, and then talked about business.

"Speaking of the corpse refining jar earlier, the expressions of both of you changed. What the hell is that?" Ye Shaoyang asked curiously, leaning on the bed with a toothpick in his mouth.

Daoyuan Daoyuan and Mao Xiaofang looked at each other, Mao Xiaofang said: "I know a little more about this estimate, let me tell you. Shaoyangzi, have you heard of the elixir of life?"

The corner of Ye Shaoyang's mouth twitched, and he said, "You should ask Xu Fu about this. It is said that he found it for Qin Shihuang, and then went to the island country, where he bred those descendants who used the plaster flag."

Mao Xiaofang waved his hand and said, "I'm not kidding. Daoist alchemy has always been believed in by many people in ancient times, even the emperors believed in it. You should know this."

Ye Shaoyang nodded, of course he knows that alchemy has always been an important part of Taoist magic. Alchemy has internal and external distinctions, which can improve cultivation and prolong life. There are also some special elixirs with various special effects .

It's just that when alchemy became popular, many laymen and some Taoist priests also followed in alchemy, but they didn't know how to do it. They used a lot of harmful substances such as lead and mercury in alchemy, and finally ate themselves to death. In history, there are many emperors who have problems with taking pills. Huaishang Wang Liu An is even more funny. He failed to make alchemy, but actually made tofu...

But alchemy does exist, but immortality is nonsense, this is the consensus of the Taoist sect, and Ye Shaoyang doesn't know why Mao Xiaofang mentioned this.

Mao Xiaofang didn't make a fool of himself, and continued: "In fact, the ancient emperors were mainly Taoist, but they were more seeking ways to nourish their bodies and strengthen their yang, and they all hoped that they could live forever. Some Taoist priests, in order to cater to the emperor, Just trying to use various methods to make alchemy, the emperor also gave all kinds of support in order to live a long time, giving what he wanted.

Although most of the Taoist priests cheated a bit, they did it for the sake of prosperity and wealth, and cheated some money. However, some Taoist priests with ulterior motives took advantage of the emperor's trust to engage in evil cultivating activities.

The legend of the corpse refining jar comes from the new regime established by Wang Mang at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. Like those previous emperors, Wang Mang also believed in Taoism and was very obsessed with the elixir of life. At that time, there were various Taoist priests who were favored by him. Among them, the Taoist priest named "Tianzhuo" was the most favored by him. He claimed to be from Mount Taiyi and had been to Penglai Fairy. On the island, there is a prescription for the elixir of life given by the immortal.

This elixir of life is very difficult to mix, and one of them needs human oil... and it needs human oil squeezed out by hundreds of living people.

At that time, the emperor only wanted to live forever. Just in time, some small uprisings were suppressed at that time, so Taoist Tianzhuo asked the priest to choose suitable ones from these prisoners of war to refine medicine. For Wang Mang, this was just a one-off. "Waste utilization", because most of these prisoners of war will also be killed.

Daoist Tianzhuo took chicken feathers as arrows, selected nearly a thousand people, and killed them in batches. The method was very simple and cruel at the time. Use willow wood to burn underneath, roasting people alive. There are runes engraved on the bronze tripod, which can absorb the resentment generated by people in death, as well as the soul of the deceased, on the tripod wall.

"Because there are too many people to be killed, it is said that Taoist Master Tianzhuo used three cauldrons to kill people together, and at least hundreds of people were killed in each cauldron...Even without the blessing of special runes, hundreds of people were executed alone. People, these cauldrons are also absolutely deadly weapons. Not to mention that the resentment and soul of the deceased are all in the cauldron... Shaoyangzi, what kind of concept is this?"

After listening to Mao Xiaofang's narration, Ye Shaoyang took a deep breath. In ancient times, there were execution knives used by executioners. Even if they were passed down from family, they couldn't kill more than a hundred people, otherwise the legend would give birth to evil spirits. Not to mention, each of these cauldrons killed hundreds of people...

The most important thing is that instruments of torture such as knives are all open shapes, and it is difficult to attach grievances and souls. According to the magic world, a tripod is a pot, and any tangible and intangible things can be placed in the middle.

Mao Xiaofang also said that these tripods were specially made, with Dao patterns engraved on them, and people were slowly roasted to death, the resentment generated, and the souls of these people were absorbed by the tripod wall... Such an evil Ye Shaoyang has never heard of something that is extremely sexual.

"That Taoist Master Tianzhuo, what is the purpose of killing these people?" Ye Shaoyang wanted to know the following things, of course he didn't believe that it was really for refining some elixir of life.

"The elixir of life is of course a cover. He did this to obtain those ghosts and the grievances generated, so that he can use it slowly..."

Resentment and ghosts are the two favorite things of evil mages. They can be used for various purposes, they can be used to refine magic weapons, and they can also be directly refined to improve their cultivation. This is the consensus of the magic world, so Mao Xiaofang did not deliberately explain.

"And after that?"

"Not long after he was trained, the rebel army invaded Chang'an, and the new dynasty perished. Of course, these Taoist priests could not escape. It is said that Taoist priest Tian Zhuo ran away at that time, but it was impossible for the three tripods to take away. He stayed and hid in a place in Chang'an City, and then disappeared."