Chapter 11 What Does It Have to Do with You?

Qi Xuansu's mind turned several times.

He was not a rookie, so he could not believe everything others said. He had to have his own judgment.

It made sense that Quan said he was in a state of suspended animation and did not know the existence of the Yao family.

Qi Xuansu deliberately misled Quan to think that all the eleven witches had died. In fact, it was a test. If Quan had seen the Yao family, he would know that not all the eleven witches had died, and he would also know that Qi Xuansu did not tell the whole truth. But from Quan's performance, he probably had not seen the Yao family.

As for why Quan was not discovered by the Yao family, it can actually be explained. Lingshan Cave Heaven is too dangerous, and the Yao family is not good at wandering around after entering. After all, they are not here to explore. They should have a relatively safe fixed route opened up by Yao Zu, and they will not easily deviate from the route. The temple where Quan is located is just located outside the route, so the Yao family will naturally not discover his existence.

This is the difference between entering the country legally and sneaking in. Qi Xuansu sneaked in, so he didn't know any safe routes, so he could only explore on his own.

Logically speaking, when the Tianshi Sect attacked Lingshan Dongtian on a large scale, there must be something like a "topographic map". It is impossible that after a war, the specific topography of Lingshan Dongtian is still unclear. That is too ridiculous. As the successor of the Tianshi Sect, Zhengyi Dao has been passed down in an orderly manner for so many years, and it must have preserved relevant things. Qi Xuansu was able to ask the Tianshi for help, so it should not be difficult to borrow such a topographic map.

But after the war, Lingshan Dongtian began to collapse, just like the sea and the fields, and the interior of the cave has undergone drastic changes.

From the year when the ancestor Tianshi passed away to today, it has been almost 1,600 years. In such a long period of time, the topography of Lingshan Dongtian must have changed greatly. For example, there was originally a town in a certain place, but the town sank to the bottom of the water and turned into a large lake. If you follow the map, you will definitely get lost. Qi Xuansu is going to Lingshan, just walk towards Lingshan, not here to hunt for treasure, so it doesn’t make much difference whether there is a map or not.

To put it another way, Yao Zu must be familiar with Lingshan Dongtian, more familiar than Zu Tianshi. She still has to open up a new road, which shows how much Lingshan Dongtian has changed.

In short, those old experiences from thousands of years ago are definitely not applicable. What is useful is the experience of the past two hundred years, but the latter is in the hands of the Yao family, not in the hands of the Zhang family.

If you go to Pingdu Mountain Dongtian, then the Zhang family must have experience.

This also reminds Qi Xuansu of Qi Niang's theory. Under the premise of being well-matched, a man will have three major relatives, namely the paternal family, the maternal family, and the wife's family, specifically uncles, uncles, and father-in-law. These three can borrow strength from each other, or they can check and balance each other. For example, if you are bullied by uncles, your uncle can stand up to support you, or borrow the power of your father-in-law. The same goes for others.

Qi Xuansu has no paternal family, but from the perspective of power structure, the Donghua Zhenren faction can be regarded as his paternal family. Qi Xuansu also has no maternal family, but because of Qi Niang, the Yao family can be regarded as his maternal family. As for the wife's family, it is naturally the Zhang family.

Qi Xuansu is now using the power of his wife's family to fight against the power of his mother's family.

So, the world is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships.

Qi Xuansu asked: "In the past, how did you deal with the blood moon?"

"There was no blood moon in the past." Quan still looked at the blood moon outside the temple. Some of the moonlight even shone in through the open door of the temple, covering the ground with a layer of shimmering blood light.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Why?"

"You can regard the blood moon as an emergency mechanism of witch religion." Quan said so.

As an antique from thousands of years ago, Quan's daily language certainly does not have a modern word with a certain Western color, such as "emergency mechanism". Because it is a heart-to-heart communication, it automatically turns into a familiar speech habit of Qi Xuansu.

Quan continued: "When the enemy comes, open the blood moon, the moonlight falls, and the dead souls of the witch clan will return from the blood light to drive away the foreign enemies. Wait until the foreign enemies retreat, and then close the blood moon. Now it seems that the cardinal of the blood moon may have failed, or no one has closed it."

Qi Xuansu frowned.

When he was in his dream, he had never seen the existence of the blood moon, which shows that the two are not the same thing. The Lingshan Cave Heaven he saw in his dream may be just a certain stage of Lingshan Cave Heaven. After all, there is no blood moon during the day.

"If I am not mistaken, the cardinal of the blood moon should be on Lingshan." Qi Xuansu retracted his gaze from the blood-colored moonlight.

"This is inevitable." Quan stood up with a double snake skull wooden stick, "The cardinal is located in the Ancestral Witch Hall on the top of Lingshan."

Qi Xuansu deliberately asked: "Isn't there only one fire on the top of Lingshan?"

Quan was obviously a little surprised, and the red light in the depths of his eye sockets flickered slightly: "It seems that you know something about Lingshan. In the earliest times, the sacrificial ceremony was to light a pile of fire. There was indeed only one fire there, and the ancestral witches held discussions around the fire. Later, we built a palace around the fire, which is the Ancestral Witch Hall."

Qi Xuansu was thoughtful.

After all, many of Quan's statements are old experiences from thousands of years ago, and cannot be fully believed. The existence of the Ancestral Witch Hall in the past does not mean that it still exists now. Maybe it has been razed to the ground by the Tianshi Sect.

This is like the King of Chu burning the ancestral dragon's palace. It covered an area of ​​more than 300 miles and blocked out the sun. It was still burned to ashes. In the end, only a pile of fire remained in the ancestral witch palace. This is called returning to the origin and regaining the original intention.

Qi Xuansu finally asked: "How should we deal with it?"

The solution given by Quan was also very practical: "The ancestors had already considered this when they built the blood moon, so all the buildings in the holy land can block the influence of the blood moon. We just need to hide in the buildings and there will be no problem."

Qi Xuansu had to admit that this was a really good idea, simple and unpretentious, without any fancy, just as simple as hiding in the house when it rains.

If the blood moon is controlled by someone, then it will naturally shine at all times, day and night. Now the blood moon should be uncontrolled and run on its own, so it will be closed during the day and open at night. In this way, Qi Xuansu will have to travel during the day and must find a shelter before night falls to avoid the influence of the blood moon.

It's not that Qi Xuansu can't deal with the dead souls returning from the moonlight, but he has to try to avoid unnecessary battles and keep his condition intact. This is like a long journey across the desert Gobi. The speed of the moment has little effect. The key is to reasonably allocate physical strength and supplies.

At this point, Qi Xuansu had to spend the night in this temple and wait until dawn.

Fortunately, there was plenty of time, so he didn't have to rush.

The night was long, and in such a dangerous situation, Qi Xuansu couldn't fall asleep. He had already prepared for three hundred days of sleepless nights, so he could only chat with Quan.

They had a lot to talk about, the outside world, and stories from the past.

When Qi Xuansu talked about the outside world, the protagonist was not Taoism, but Confucianism, how the four great saints set rules for the world, from the Great Saint to the Second Saint, to the Saint of Confucianism and the Saint of Mind, and how the Saint of Mind suppressed Taoism. There was no lie, but he deliberately omitted the comeback of Taoism after the Saint of Mind passed away. There was no mention of Taoism today.

Because many of Qi Xuansu's methods came from the current Taoism, if he mentioned it, it would reveal clues. Not mentioning it is unknown. You have to know that the current Taoism is completely different from the Tianshi Sect in the past.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Quan, what position did you hold in the witch cult?"

"I was one of the high priests, responsible for the sacrifice."

"Which ancestor witch do you follow? I know about the split of the eleven witches. No matter which family or cult they belong to, they still have to share the pot."

"The six enlightened witches left Lingshan and went to Kunlun. They never returned. Most of them died under the sharp teeth and claws of Luwu God. The great witches who followed them were not spared. I am still in Lingshan, so I am naturally not a subordinate of the six enlightened witches. The remaining five great witches had an internal conflict. Wu Xian went crazy because of the failed elixir of immortality and was killed by the other four ancestor witches. Her subordinates were also suppressed and excluded. I will not be a subordinate of Wu Xian. I follow the last leader Wu Luo."

"It turned out to be Wu Luo!"

For a moment, both of them fell into silence.

The attitudes of both of them changed subtly.

Quan seemed to realize that he had spoken out of turn, and the red light in his eyes flickered slightly, as if his heart was surging.

After a while, Qi Xuansu said: "Back then, Wu Luo created a kingdom of God in the world. Anyone who believes in Wu Luo can enter Wu Luo's kingdom of God in their dreams. Since you follow Wu Luo, have you ever been to Wu Luo's kingdom of God?"

Quan remained silent.

Qi Xuansu continued: "If you have been there before, you can also try to go to Wu Luo's kingdom of God now."

Quan finally said: "Wu Luo is dead. He died under the sword of Zhang... I saw it with my own eyes."

Quan still did not say the name of Zu Tianshi, obviously very afraid.

Qi Xuansu said: "There are three levels of death for gods. It is true that Wu Luo is dead. Maybe her golden body is just broken, but the kingdom of God still exists."

Quan said: "Since the gods are gone, what is the use of leaving an empty shell of the kingdom of God?"

Qi Xuansu never let go of the "Qingyun" in his hand from beginning to end. He lowered his eyes and looked at the sword of "Qingyun", and suddenly changed the subject: "What are your plans for the future?"

Quan replied: "Of course, leaving this place, not competing with the Confucian school, it is not difficult to survive."

Qi Xuansu said again: "That's true. You were the great witch second only to the ancestor witch. It is always not difficult to survive. But after so many years, how much cultivation can you still have?"

Quan suddenly laughed when he heard this.

This kind of laughter is not a smile transmitted through the voice of the heart, but a somewhat grim smile on the skinny face that looks like a skull. Quan imitated Qi Xuansu's official language with strange and dry syllables: "What does it have to do with you?"

Qi Xuansu also laughed: "Just caring."