Netherworld Chapter 82: The Only Pulse (9)
I was shocked and quickly ran over to support him: What happened?
The old Taoist shook his head slightly and said weakly: "It's okay, I just forced myself to suppress the injury before, and took the Blood Spirit Pill. The blood and qi are floating up, and spitting it out can relieve it a little, which is a good thing."
I looked at the pool of blood on the ground: What blood elixir? You are really okay with such a large mouthful of blood?
Bring me the towel, said the old Taoist priest.
I handed him the towel hanging on the wall and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The old Taoist said: Blood Spirit Pill is a pill that stimulates Taoist power. There are some side effects, but they are not too serious. It's just that I was injured when I swallowed it, so I couldn't suppress the power of the medicine. But it can help me heal my wounds by completely digesting the power of the medicine.
I nodded. Since the Taoist said so, there should be no problem.
However, I will discuss their method with Du Shengmai this time, and it is estimated that they will be implemented soon. These people are restless, and if we cannot deter them, the situation of the two of us will be very dangerous. So no matter what, don't tell anyone about my true situation. The old Taoist said.
Your injuries haven't healed yet, and you're still using your Dao power...
It's okay. The old Taoist waved his hand and said: As long as you don't encounter a strong enemy, you can recover 70% to 80% in three or four days.
It took three or four days to recover 70% to 80%. This is not good news. The old Taoist priest is optimistic, but I feel a little uneasy. After all, this is the only life vein. Most of them hate the old Taoist priest so much that they want to tear out their muscles and skin him. Tao Tiansong can be polite to the old Taoist priest because the only life vein needs to change, and the old Taoist priest is their key.
But if they knew that the old Taoist priest was so weak at the moment, who knows if they would really attack him. Although I can go anywhere in the world with the Eight Ropeways Curse as protection, I can do nothing if I encounter a sneak attack.
Putting the towel aside, the old Taoist priest sighed, then got off the bed and stood on the ground.
It's a pity that there is no prescription for Yimu Dan, otherwise I could refine a few pills and put them on my body, and this kind of injury would heal in one or two days. The old Taoist said: The longer time goes by, the more ancient methods are lost. Even my Five Elements Pulse classics only have a few copies left, not to mention the others.
I can't interrupt this question, because the Eight Ropes lineage didn't leave even a single hair... The Jade Pendant that leads to the underworld certainly can't be counted as a single hair.
After a moment of silence, I asked the Taoist priest: How many days will it take to recover from the Du Sheng pulse issue?
I don’t know, I just know their methods now, if I want to change, it will take time and energy. The old Taoist said: I will try to delay it as long as possible so that I can use more Taoist power to recover myself.
I nodded, and at this moment, there was a knock on the door. It was Dushengmai calling me to eat.
The old Taoist drew a simple spell and cast it on the ground to eliminate the bloodstain, then walked out with me.
The little beauty couldn't move, so the old woman naturally had to go back to the small building to feed her. It was my first time to eat with the people of Du Sheng Mai, and it was a little unnatural. The old Taoist looked calm and didn't show any worry.
The dining hall of Dushengmai is not far from the lobby, it is a large room of more than 40 square meters. The table was already set with food and dishes. Our arrival was only greeted with undisguised disgust from the younger generation. As for the older generation, since they needed the help of the old Taoist priests, although they did not greet us, they did not show much disgust either.
At this time, I noticed that the only senior people who came to eat were Tao Tiansong and Junior Brother Zhou who had not yet recovered from his injury. No one else came. Perhaps seeing my confusion, Tao Tiansong said: There is something wrong nearby, and several junior brothers went to check it out. Come on, let's eat first.
He said it lightly, but I could see the worry on his face that he couldn't hide.
I am just slightly curious about Tao Tiansong 's worries, but I don't really care.
Anyway, big or small, it's all their own business. If something big really happened here, the old Taoist priest would probably only save the old woman and the little beauty, and the others... they will not live long, and life and death are determined by heaven.
The food at Dushengmai has always been simple, mostly vegetarian, but the vegetables here are absolutely green, they are grown by themselves. Unfortunately, there is too little oil and water, so the stir-fried dishes have no taste.
After 40 to 50 minutes of eating, the people from Dushengmai seemed to have no appetite and only ate rice intermittently. Tao Tiansong sat firmly in the main seat , and as time passed, his brows gradually furrowed.
The Taoist priest and I had finished eating, so we put down our bowls and chopsticks, said thank you and were about to leave.
At this moment, two people suddenly rushed in from the door and shouted loudly as soon as they entered the door: Oh no! Oh no!
With a "bang" sound, Tao Tiansong slammed the dishes and chopsticks on the table, stood up and asked: What happened?
Senior Brother, that thing in the mountain temple has started to move outward. There are many people, but they can't stop it. Its direction is right here in our Du Sheng Mai! One person said.
What! Tao Tiansong was shocked, but he glanced at the Taoist priest and me, and immediately suppressed his shock.
Where are Junior Brother Liu and the others? Why are only the two of you back? Tao Tiansong asked.
They were still trying their best to stop that thing, and when we came back, it suddenly fought back and almost injured Senior Brother Liu. So Senior Brother asked us to come back and report as soon as possible.
Fight back? When did it attack people? This time, Tao Tiansong's face was even more surprised. He left his seat and walked around to the door: Come on, take me there!
Before leaving, Tao Tiansong glanced at the old Taoist priest. He hesitated for a moment, then bowed and asked: "Master, can you go with us? There is a ghost in the mountain temple, and no one here knows it. If the master goes, he may know it with his knowledge of the Five Elements Pulse."
The old Taoist said before that he should try not to use his Taoist power so that his injuries could heal quickly. Moreover, he was also afraid that the people of the Du Sheng Clan would see that he was a dying candle in the wind and have some evil thoughts.
I was thinking of a suitable reason to refuse, but I heard the old Taoist priest reply: Okay.
Tao Tiansong was overjoyed and said, "The mountain temple is on a small hill ten miles away from our vein, in the southwest, and is easy to spot. We will go ahead, and please come quickly."
After the old Taoist priest nodded, Tao Tiansong took Junior Brother Zhou and the other three and left quickly. He did not take any of the younger generations with him.
After he left and the old Taoist priest was far away from the dining hall, I asked: Why did you agree to it? What if...
No problem. The old Taoist said: Just go and take a look, it won’t cause any trouble.
I thought about it and said: Then I will use the Taoist method to escape into nothingness and take you there. Although it is a bit slow, there is no need to go that fast.
The old Taoist priest nodded and said yes without any pretense. There was a strange look in his eyes, which made me feel a little shy.
Using Taoist mantras to protect myself and after escaping into nothingness, the old Taoist priest and I slowly ran to the mountain temple.
Although it was said to be slow, in fact, in the virtual world, it was faster than an average person running at full speed. A normal person would take about 20 minutes to run 5 kilometers, but we only took 10 minutes.
The mountain temple is located halfway up the mountain. It is not very big, shabby and inconspicuous.
Many people gathered about ten meters outside the temple gate, including Tao Tiansong and others. I withdrew the spell and revealed my figure. Everyone present was a little surprised except Du Shengmai.
The old Taoist priest didn't care about other people's expressions and took me to Tao Tiansong. Seeing us coming, Tao Tiansong was very happy and pointed to the mountain temple and said: That thing has been withdrawn to the temple again, for no reason, please give me some advice.
I asked curiously: What is that?
Not very clear, the shape is vague and hard to see, as if hidden in a fog, Tao Tiansong replied.
This answer has a similar meaning to fart, and is a longer verb...
The old Taoist priest looked up at the mountain temple. This temple was in such a dilapidated state that one of the main doors was missing, and the other door had several large holes in it. It was leaning crookedly against the door frame and was about to fall apart.
The walls and the tiles above were also rotten to the ground. Tao Tiansong said that most of the people living nearby were practitioners who feared ghosts but did not respect them, so no one came to repair them.
The history of the Mountain God Temple can be traced back thousands of years. It is an extremely ancient building and it is a miracle that it has been preserved to this day. Therefore, it is not surprising that it is so dilapidated.
There is a broken plaque on the temple gate. It is so old that the words on it are no longer recognizable. I guess it says "Temple of a certain mountain god".
Looking through the gate, there is a huge statue of a mountain god inside, but the house is backlit, so its appearance cannot be seen clearly.
Did that thing come out of the mountain temple? I asked.
Tao Tiansong hummed and said: A few days ago, someone accidentally passed by here and found something strange. In the middle of the night, it was windy and rainy, and they encountered something like a ghost. But no matter what kind of Taoism, they couldn't hurt the other party. However, this thing didn't fight back, but just wandered around, and soon returned to the mountain temple. But wherever it passed, all the grass and trees withered.
Not only the plants. The old Taoist priest suddenly interrupted and said: The earth energy of the entire mountain is pouring into the temple. The world is changing drastically, the spiritual energy is gradually lost, and the few remaining mountain and river energy has been sucked away by this temple. In a few days, this hill will collapse because its roots have been destroyed.
Daoist friend Tao, who is this? A man came over, bowed and saluted, then asked. He looked to be in his forties, tall, and wearing a blue Taoist robe.
Tao Tiansong politely responded to the other party: Fellow Daoist Songshan, this person is a master of the Five Elements Meridian. He was previously a guest at my Du Sheng Meridian. He knew that there was a problem with the Mountain God Temple, so he came to help.
Oh? The man looked at the people of the Dusheng Meridian in surprise, then looked at the old Taoist priest, and then bowed and saluted: So you are a master of the Five Elements Meridian, I am honored.
Unexpectedly, he did not introduce himself, and his eyes were full of distrust. The people of the Du Shengmai could also sense that they were all arrogant, with two streams of hot air coming out of their noses, and they were about to speak with their hooves kicked.
The old Taoist did something even more extreme. He just glanced at the person and ignored him completely, acting like a true master.
Tao Tiansong smiled and said: This mountain temple is the only territory of my bloodline, and it belongs to the back mountain of my bloodline. I am very grateful that fellow Taoist Songshan can come to help.
Haha, you're welcome. Songshan, who was slightly embarrassed by the old man's attitude, became even more embarrassed at this moment. He bowed and said goodbye.
I heard Junior Brother Zhou muttering behind me: What a thing! When you see a good thing, you want to take it, but you lose both the wife and the army.
Okay, don't talk too much. Tao Tiansong said: Fortunately, they are the forwards, otherwise we might get hurt again. My pulse has suffered a series of casualties recently, so we have to endure it.
