Netherworld Chapter 75: The Only Life Pulse (2)
Well, where is Junior Brother Zhou now? Take me to see him. The middle-aged man asked.
Junior brother is waiting for you in the lobby. The man answered and turned to lead the way.
The middle-aged man seemed a little anxious and hurried to catch up. Of course, we couldn't fall behind, so we followed them all the way to the lobby of Dushengmai.
The so-called lobby is actually a relatively large earthen house. Compared with other rooms here, it looks more grand.
But from this we can see how desolate the Du Sheng vein is. In fact, practitioners are not short of money. Since ancient times, they have inherited some gold, silver and jewelry. If you want to be generous, you can be generous, but being generous also means acting in a high-profile manner.
For the only lineage that has difficulty in inheriting the family line, being high-profile is not much different from seeking death. Even a powerful old Taoist priest only left a few rooms on the mountain as a place to stay.
I once asked the old Taoist priest, since he could give me gold bricks, why didn’t he let himself live better?
The old Taoist replied: What I pass down through the Five Elements is the Dharma, not food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Having a roof to protect you from the wind and rain is enough. Luxury is just a wish for the Great Dao. If you indulge in enjoyment, you will never be able to get close to the Great Dao.
Although I don’t think there is any conflict between enjoyment and practice, I have nothing to refute when the old Taoist priest said so.
After entering the lobby, I saw many people standing inside, both old and young.
Seeing us come in, everyone was slightly stunned, and most of their eyes were focused on me and the old Taoist priest. A few young people stared at the little beauty with surprise on their faces.
The middle-aged man walked quickly forward to a man sitting on a chair with a bandaged arm: "Brother, what happened? Why didn't you listen to my instructions and got into a conflict with someone?"
Senior brother, look there. The man pointed to the table in front of the left. There was something on the table. The middle-aged man took a look and was slightly stunned. He first turned his head to look at the old Taoist priest, and then said: Are you going to have a conflict with someone just for such a thing?
I could see clearly from behind that it was a stone sculpture that looked like a beast. Something that could be fought over by cultivators was obviously not an ordinary stone.
I was stunned for a moment, and whispered to the old Taoist priest: Look at that...
The old Taoist nodded imperceptibly, indicating that he understood.
Brother, please try my pulse method on that thing. Another man stepped forward and reminded.
The middle-aged man walked to the table and stretched out his hand. The stone beast shook slightly, and I vaguely saw a trace of black air emanating from the stone beast and merging into his hand.
"Huh?" The middle-aged man exclaimed, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
Brother, now you understand why I want to fight with others for it. Brother Zhou, who was sitting on the chair, said with a smile: I was also injured in a fight with others. I wanted to use my magic to defeat the enemy, but I accidentally discovered this secret.
It is indeed worth it. The middle-aged man nodded and asked again: Junior brother, do you know who that person is?
Judging from his skills, he is similar to the old monster Eight-Armed Dharma King, but his skills are not very high , so he should be of a lower generation, so you don’t need to worry, Brother Zhou said.
I'm not worried about him coming for revenge. When it comes to hiding my breath and being invisible, my unique vein is one of the best in the world. I just wonder, the secret of this thing...
I didn't notice this, but seeing that he snatched it from me as soon as he saw it, I'm afraid he already knew the secret. Junior Brother Zhou said.
What is the origin of the Eight-Armed Dharma King? I asked curiously .
He was once a lama of the Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. He was hunted down for accidentally offending the living Buddha. After coming here, he got a secret book on cultivating the Vajra Dharma Body from somewhere. The two religions merged into one, and he actually cultivated the eight-armed Vajra Dharma Body. Among the practitioners in the southwest, he is considered to be a very powerful one. If we calculate by age, he should be over 120 years old.
However, he was always afraid of being tracked down by the secret sect, so he rarely showed up. I didn't expect that someone from his sect would show up this time. The old Taoist explained it in detail. I listened attentively and couldn't help but sigh that there are so many strange people in this world.
I remember that Wuxingmai also collected a stone beast like this, and I brought it here when Fanran was naughty last time. The middle-aged man walked over and said.
When I heard him say this, I couldn't help but become alert: What do you mean!
Haha, young man, don't be nervous. Although I, Tao Tiansong, am not a big shot, I am not a villain either. I sincerely ask for your help, so I naturally don't have any malicious intentions. I'm just asking out of curiosity, because this thing is very useful to my only meridian.
That was obtained by my ancestor accidentally, and I don’t know how. The old Taoist explained calmly.
But I know he lied, because the old corpse hunter of the Wei family once said that they dug out the stone beast from an underground Yinzhai. The so-called Yinzhai is actually an underground mausoleum. In addition, the three veins of the heavenly corpse used the resentment of the nine dragons to remove the stone seal and restore the treasures that had been sealed for countless years. It can be seen that the stone beast must be hidden in the most Yin place.
That’s such a pity…Tao Tiansong, the leader of the Du Sheng sect, said with a look of regret.
I remembered the black breath he sucked out. The old Taoist priest once said that the essence of the stone beast represented the source of life. Could it be that the method of the Du Shengmai could directly suck away the undissipated essence from the stone beast?
If this is true, then the stone beast is definitely a rare treasure for their lineage. You have to know that the vitality of many wild animals is much stronger than that of humans, and the one sealed in the stone beast is definitely not an ordinary beast. Although it has been too long and most of the energy has dissipated, if they can find some stone beasts with strong energy, it will not be difficult for the Du Sheng lineage to rise again.
This is a small path. If you have new plans, I will leave now. The old Taoist said.
Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to my head brother like that! Junior Brother Zhou, who was originally sitting on a chair, suddenly slapped the chair handle, stood up and shouted.
The middle-aged and young people in the room moved around with ill intentions, and had surrounded us.
I was a little nervous, ready to chant the Taoist mantra of the Eight Ropes at any time. However, the old Taoist priest was calm and composed, as steady as a mountain .
You, the only one who lives here, want to be my enemy? He asked calmly.
Tao Tiansong did not speak immediately, but his junior brother Zhou sneered: "The Five Elements Meridian harmed my junior sister, and your master even killed my two uncles that night. If it weren't for him, how could my only meridian end up in such a miserable state!"
In order to save her, you broke into my Five Elements Meridian and borrowed something as vicious as the Dark Poison. But you didn't expect that the person who helped my junior brother detoxify was the one you wanted to save. This is the will of heaven and cannot be violated. But if you want to take action today, it will be human will.
The old Taoist priest spread his legs slightly, put his hands together and pointed his sword to draw a faint light in the air: Heaven's will cannot be violated, but man's will can be changed. If the master of Du Sheng Mai did not teach this, I, the Five Elements Mai, will do the work on your behalf!
What are you doing! I invited people here today to help the two sects resolve their past grievances and stop having conflicts. Tao Tiansong suddenly scolded: "Except for a few junior brothers, get out!"
Senior Brother! Junior Brother Zhou looked indignant and opened his mouth to speak.
If you say anything more, I will kick you out too! Tao Tiansong said with a gloomy face.
Seeing him like this, everyone knew that he was really angry, so except for a few of his fellow apprentices, the younger generation of disciples all walked out of the room with anger on their faces.
The old Taoist priest put his fingers away and stood still, glanced at everyone in the room, and said: The only person who can be mentioned in Du Shengmai is Taoist friend Tao.
You...Several middle-aged men with only one bloodline were filled with anger.
Daoist friend, you are too kind. My unique bloodline has been able to survive for so many years because of the unity of the upper and lower classes. Without a few junior brothers, my great ability alone would be a joke. Tao Tiansong bowed to the old Taoist priest and said: Daoist friend, please take a seat and discuss in detail how to solve the dilemma.
The old Taoist priest walked to the guest of honor seat without any hesitation and sat down. Tao Tiansong followed him to the main seat. As for the fellow disciples, they naturally sat away from the old Taoist priest.
Fellow Daoist, do you have any suggestions for my previous idea? Tao Tiansong asked.
Come for a walk with me, the old woman suddenly said to me.
Ah? Oh, OK... I quickly agreed, glanced at the old Taoist priest, and seeing that he didn't say anything, I followed the old woman out.
Before leaving, I heard the old Taoist priest say: I still say that, you need to observe your unique pulse method first, and then try...
What! I don't agree! Junior Brother Zhou was the first to stand up and said angrily: Dharma is like life, it is the foundation of a sect...
I couldn't hear what she said after that because the old woman had already walked me a long way away. As for the little beauty, she was still standing straight in the room.
Outside the room, a group of young men, about eight or nine in number, glared at me when I came out. But with the old woman beside them, they didn't dare to do anything excessive.
I have nothing good to say about such arrogant and ignorant young people. I can only despise and ignore them.
The old woman took me away from the hall until we were in front of a farmland. She suddenly asked: You are from the Basuo lineage, why are you with him?
Uh... I thought about it, and then gave a brief account of how the old Taoist priest first approached me to exchange the jade pendant for the underworld, and then we went to Xishuangbanna, and all the way to Jiuqiao Linglong Mountain.
The old woman listened quietly, and nodded thoughtfully after I finished speaking. Then she asked curiously: You mean, the stone beast that my senior brother brought back can be resurrected?
I nodded and said: It should be possible. Although the three veins of the Heavenly Corpse only restored dead things in Jiuqiao Linglong Mountain, the Wei family resurrected the ghost messenger in Jiuyin Mountain, so it should be feasible.
The old woman nodded and said: If it is really feasible, it will be a great blessing for my only son.
But this is very dangerous. The Wei family brought more than a dozen bronze-armored corpses to set up the Yaoyang Formation, and also brought top-level bronze-armored corpses, but they were still killed by a ghost messenger. I reminded him: Although it sounds a bit harsh, I think that with the current strength of the Du Shengmai, this kind of thing is too dangerous. If you are not careful, you may be doomed...
What you said makes sense, but I just hope that my brothers don't know about this. Otherwise, given their quick-success and quick-profit tempers, they will definitely do it. The old woman sighed and said: This is also due to the increasingly poor situation of the only-born vein. Several generations have sacrificed too much to revive it, but in vain. Perhaps it is really as he said, we need to abandon the pure methods of our ancestors and make real changes.
