Tian Gang Chapter 166: Cult (1)
You haven't been to other places? I asked curiously.
No. Liao Xianer shook her head: Grandpa is getting older and older. You see he looks like he is in his seventies, but in fact, he is already over ninety.
Liao Xian'er's words shocked me. Mr. Liao was already over 90 years old? How was this possible... He looked healthier than a 60-year-old.
Many people were surprised... Liao Xianer looked at me and chuckled: Guess how old I am?
This question made me feel a little confused... If you ask this kind of question for no reason, the answer will definitely be abnormal.
Uh... twenty-eight? I answered hesitantly.
No~ Liao Xianer laughed even more happily.
Thirty years old?
That’s not right~ Liao Xianer continued to shake her head.
Don't tell me you're over 40...
Do I look that old... Liao Xianer curled her lips, and before I could explain, she gave the answer: I am thirty-seven years old.
I was stunned... Thirty-seven! Not thirty-seven, but the real thirty-seven!
She looks exactly like a girl in her twenties, maybe even younger. How could she be thirty-seven?
I knew you would be surprised. She laughed and said: Many people are surprised to see my grandfather and me, because our actual age is much older than they think.
Because...
There is no reason, our bodies are normal. Don't forget, Grandpa has the world's top laboratory... Liao Xianer smiled at me.
But her smile suddenly seemed very strange to me, because such a young face actually looked thirty-seven years old.
Although this is very strange to ordinary people, the world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things. Some people grow younger and younger and finally degenerate into babies, so I was only surprised for a short while and then it was no longer strange.
The old Taoist's training of the little beauty lasted for several days. He was unusually patient. The method of Du Sheng Mai was as simple as an elementary school textbook to him. No matter what questions the little beauty asked, he could give detailed answers.
Some of these questions were deliberately made difficult by the little beauty, because even the elders of the Du Sheng Cultivation ...
From this point of view, he gained the admiration of the little beauty.
Of course, behind the scenes, he is still that old man...
The insult from Junior Brother Zhou, Mr. Jiao being attacked and unable to do anything, and my mother’s previous indifference towards me, all these also inspired me to strive for progress.
The old Taoist said something very right, the spiritual practice circle is not suitable for people like me, because I have been out of touch with them for too long. But I was born to be a spiritual practice person. Even though my grandfather ignored me and my father burned all the classics, I still "accidentally" learned the Eight Ropes Method.
This is fate. Every step you take is destiny. There is only one answer to everything.
The Vajra Mantra is very simple and only requires you to recite it silently every day.
Mr. Liao said that the energy in the Huaxia region began to increase. I felt this clearly after practicing the Kongming Mantra. The feeling of warmth all over my body was clearer than before. Countless energy molecules surrounded me and continued to merge into my body.
This is cultivation. You don’t need to do anything else. Just repeat it every day, over and over again. It’s a boring activity that can drive people crazy.
But occasionally when you enter a state of emptiness and clarity, you feel very comfortable with the strange feeling of being in the universe and having no distractions in your mind. In that state, time passes very quickly. When a thought flashes through your mind, half a day has passed in reality.
The Taoist priest showed no surprise at my sudden diligence because it was normal.
However, I found it abnormal that he no longer looked for the stone beast.
Why don't you go out? I asked him when I had some free time.
Waiting for the machine. The old Taoist priest replied: Teach her.
These two reasons are very valid.
How did you get to know Mr. Liao? Uh, because of Dushengmai? I'm very curious about this question.
I guess so. The old Taoist answered, and in unexpected detail: Du Shengmai sent her here, and I need to know what they want to do to Fan Ran.
This answer surprised me. I always thought that the Taoist priest and the beautiful girl had met since the last time in the cave. But if I think about it carefully, the beautiful girl could sneak into the Five Elements Taoist Temple and throw a small note to the Taoist priest. It must not be her first time here. With the Taoist priest's skills, it would not be difficult to catch a jack of all trades like the beautiful girl. But the strange thing is that the beautiful girl escaped successfully, and the Taoist priest did not continue to chase her.
Now it seems that the reason why the Taoist didn't catch the beautiful girl and beat her up was not only because of the content of the note, but also because he actually cared about her very much.
You've been with her since she was little...
Yes. The old Taoist nodded: The bad consequences were caused by me, so naturally I have to bear them alone.
Actually, that matter has to do with you...
I wanted to persuade him, but the Taoist priest had no intention of listening.
What are you talking about? The little beauty ran upstairs, looked at us curiously, and then asked: Is that little bastard awake?
Little bastard, that's Master Jiao. Ever since Master Jiao fell into a deep sleep, the little beauty would ask him this question several times a day.
I was curious about where her concern came from. Did she suddenly change her attitude? Her answer was just four words: None of your business!
That's too rough! You'll get married like this!
Not yet…I replied.
Oh... She nodded somewhat disappointedly. As I was curiously watching her, she suddenly snorted coldly and frowned: What are you looking at! If it wakes up, call me. If it weren't for it, my Master Zhou... Humph, I must kill it!
I was so confused... If you really want to kill it, isn't it easier to do it now, you hypocritical woman...
Go and practice. The old Taoist suddenly spoke.
The beautiful girl snorted and went downstairs.
She must be spitting at you in her heart, I said provocatively.
The old Taoist glanced at me, then raised his hand and slapped me on the head: Stop talking too much.
Since agreeing to help the Taoist priest find the stone beast, Mr. Liao often went out, sometimes not coming back for several days. When he came back, he was more depressed than happy. Because the stone beast was too difficult to figure out, the energy characteristics were completely different from what we know on Earth. This was equivalent to re-establishing a discipline. The difficulty was self-evident.
Time passed by like this, and the whole world seemed to have suddenly become quiet. There were no battles, no dead bodies, and no intrigues.
Sometimes when I get annoyed with my practice, I think to myself, why not just keep going like this?
But I know very well that the peace is only in the present, and the storm will come eventually. I am not a towering tree like the old Taoist. When even he may be uprooted by the storm, I, a small garlic seedling, probably flew away to who knows where.
The name of Ba Suo is a huge burden for someone like me. It is a crime to possess a treasure, and I am that treasure.
In the practice of the Eight Ropes, in addition to the Vajra Mantra, there are also spells.
In the underworld, using the Wanfa Moji to get rid of the top bronze armor corpse seemed to consume all the energy of the Tongming Jade Pendant. I haven't received divine empowerment for a long time. However, as I continue to practice the Kongming Mantra, the color of the jade pendant is slowly changing.
I feel like a human charger...
Although I didn't get the divine blessing, the other two spells were enough for me to ponder. Ignoring Everything was relatively simple, but Irreconcilable Everything drained away all my strength every time I used it. The strong aftereffects gave me a headache with this spell.
Judging from the fact that it killed the top-level bronze-armored corpse with one strike, it must be very powerful. But I usually use it on various objects, but it has no effect. I really want to attack the old Taoist priest, but I'm afraid that he is not dead yet and will come back to hit me to death.
So, this is a spell that really bothered me, and I started thinking about buying some mice or something.
And one day, the beautiful girl suddenly came to me and said: Have you heard that a cult has appeared recently?
Cult? I look at her and I think you are quite evil. Can you please not wear a low-cut pajamas and run towards me...
If you look at me again, I’ll dig your eyeballs out! The little beauty said viciously.
If I can't see the plateau, why don't you let me see the basin?
What's the meaning?
Nothing...you continue talking about cults.
Oh, where was I?
Said he wanted to dig out my eyes...
Go to hell! The little beauty came up and kicked me, and I grimaced in pain. This woman is still so violent.
Oh, right, a cult. I received a message from my clan saying that a cult had recently emerged and was recruiting followers. It was very dangerous, and I was told not to go out.
You should tell Lao Dao about this. Why are you telling me? Do you want me to call the police for you? I continued to complain to express my indignation. How dare you kick me!
Report to your sister! The little beauty glared at me fiercely. This girl has recently become addicted to Tieba and has learned bad things...
That damn old guy doesn't care about these things at all, why should I talk to him?
I don’t really care.
Do you want to die?
Come on, we can be the Ultraman of Justice!
Go to hell! The little beauty kicked me again. After I cried out in pain, she said triumphantly: The message said that the cult was very strange. They arrested both practitioners and ordinary people.
Catch? What does that mean? I started to get curious.
Just catch them, you are a pig, a pig, a pig! The little beauty bared her teeth and claws: All the people they caught were never found again. Some people said that the cult was cannibalistic.
This is unlikely...
Then why can't the whole world find the people who were taken away? The little beauty asked back: Moreover, this cult has risen in China in just a few days, and the speed is amazing. They have a very strict organization, and no one has been able to catch them alive yet.
Um, did any of you get eaten too? I asked jokingly.
Hmm...the little beauty looked a little sad: Junior Brother Du, Uncle Master Liu, they are both gone.
Junior Brother Du? Are you talking about being punished to visit the mountain temple?
Yes, that's him. He disappeared a few months ago, and we thought he went to find the stone beast ... The little beauty's eyes were a little red.
It can’t be such a coincidence, maybe he really went to look for the stone beast, I said.
Now Uncle Zhou is leading people every day, together with several small sects around him, to search for that evil cult all over the world. With such a big commotion, if he is still in this world, how could he not contact us?
Uh... My condolences... I said: But it's useless for you to tell me, do you want me to go with your Uncle Zhou...
Of course not, you are so useless, following Uncle Zhou will only cause trouble for him. The little beauty said disdainfully.
Fuck you! My condolences, fuck you! I screamed in my heart.
It is said that the cult members all wear black clothes and have uniform black pearls as decorations around their necks...
Oh my god... that, the dragon can't be peeled, it must have digested the pearls long ago, don't try to take it! I stepped back vigilantly, covering my pocket.
Do I look that cruel?
It's not like you came to me for something, to treat me to a meal.
What do you care about me! The little beauty snorted and said: I want you to go find the old man and ask him about this matter. Humph, if it weren't for him, I would have gone back to help a long time ago. After all, I discovered the cult a long time ago, and I can definitely help Uncle Zhou.
We haven't been able to catch him alive for so long, it's obvious that there are too many violent people like you. I thought, but I said: Why don't you go find him yourself?
Are you going or not? The little beauty kicked me and said: If you don’t go, I will beat you to death! Beat you once a day!
Are you going to whip the corpse?
Women are tigers. In order to escape from the tiger's mouth, I finally went to find the Taoist priest.
Black pearls? The old Taoist frowned, and after thinking carefully, he said: There are some unique decorations made of black gems, but the ones that can eat people...
It doesn't necessarily mean they eat people, but the people they capture are like they have disappeared from the face of the earth, I corrected.
The old Taoist thought for a while and said: In ancient times, some branches of the Wu Sect or demons would do such things. But in modern times, the world has changed drastically, and both the Wu Sect and demons are rare. For example, the Black General Man inherited from the Wu Sect, and the Northwest Ling Family raised demon beasts. In ancient times, they were all major clans in the world, but now they are not well-known. And my Five Elements Pulse has been separated from the Five Classics for a long time, and I only have a clear understanding of the ancient clans, as for the modern ones, I am not very clear.
That girl said, if I can’t get to the bottom of it, she’ll take me to make oil…
The old Taoist looked at me and shook his head and sighed, but still didn't have a clear answer. He just said: This matter has nothing to do with you, it's best not to ask too much. If you really want to know the answer, perhaps the person who knows the most in the world is your mother.
Ah? She?
The inheritance of the Eight Ropes, a palm that determines everything in the world. The old Taoist said: Even if she is not as good as that realm, it should not be difficult to figure out this kind of thing.
Ask her? I might as well go to Baidu...
What's more, I don't even know where she is.
The Eight-wire Bloodline has been passed down through the bloodline. You can naturally sense it with the Tongming Jade Pendant, and it can even transmit information, the old Taoist said.
And this function... I was very surprised.
The Eight Ropes of Chengtian are not as simple as you think. The old Taoist ended with this sentence.
After saying goodbye to the old Taoist who was sitting cross-legged in the house to practice, I did not go to find the beautiful girl immediately, but returned to my room and took out the jade pendant that could lead to the underworld.
Do you really want to find her?
My indifferent mother...
Actually, I miss her a little. Although she is very cold, we are related by blood and she is my closest relative in the world. But her attitude of rejecting me makes me feel wronged and helpless.
Just think of it as saving your own life… I said to myself, and also as giving myself a legitimate reason.
The jade pendant was placed on my forehead again, and my vision quickly extended out.
