Chapter 81: Ancient Immortals of the Ghost Country

Qi Xuansu entered the "Ghost Pass" and rode slowly.

In addition to the armored spiritual officials who patrolled back and forth, there were many people in casual clothes and regular clothes. They should be from the court. They worked in workshops and lived in the "Ghost Pass". There were people from the Shenji Camp and people from the Imperial Observatory.

Generally speaking, the Shenji Camp connects with the Tianji Hall, and the Imperial Observatory and the Imperial Medical Bureau connect with the Huasheng Hall, but people from the Imperial Medical Bureau will not appear in this place.

Qi Xuansu did not intend to stay in the "Ghost Pass", but to pass through the "Ghost Pass" and enter Zhongzhou. However, after he learned about the movements of the people in Wuxu Palace from the spiritual officials, it was true that he was not in a hurry to leave.

This was also within Qi Xuansu's expectations. Who made Qi Xuansu of Tiangang Hall die? If Qi Xuansu was still alive and happened to appear in Xijing Prefecture, then he would be the most suspicious. Even if there was no evidence, he would be questioned by people from Wuxu Palace.

But Wei Wugui and Wan Xiuwu had no intersection, and they had never even met each other. There was no reason to kill Wan Xiuwu.

As for the fact that Qi Xuansu and Wei Wugui both have friendships with Pei Xiaolou, if it is not for careful investigation, it is not worthy of doubt. Pei Xiaolou is an outlier among many real people. He is famous for his unruly behavior. Although he does not accept disciples, he often makes friends with young people and even does the absurd thing of taking young Buddhist disciples to the temple. If it were not for his brother Donghua Zhenren who is not only ranked first among the real people, but also known as the first person under the great real people, and is in charge of Ziwei Hall, the head of the nine halls, he would have been impeached by Fengxian Hall long ago.

Qi Xuansu was walking when he suddenly heard a chuckle: "Grandpa, look, that person is carrying big and small bags, it's really funny."

Qi Xuansu turned his head and saw a little girl in a yellow shirt pointing at him.

There was also a tall old man next to the little girl, most likely the "grandfather" she mentioned.

Qi Xuansu looked down at himself. He had four weapons, a shoulder bag, a leather bag for bullets, a saddle bag, and a bag on the horse's back. It was indeed a lot of bags.

It looked like he was the one being talked about.

The old man was a little embarrassed. He glared at the little girl and apologized to Qi Xuansu, "The child doesn't know etiquette. Please forgive me."

"Children's words are not to be taken lightly. It's okay." Qi Xuansu got off the horse and returned the greeting.

The old man looked at Qi Xuansu and said, "You look unfamiliar. It seems that this is your first time to the 'Ghost Pass'."

"Old man, you have good eyesight. It is indeed your first time here. I am just passing by." Qi Xuansu replied with a smile.

The old man said, "I came to the 'Ghost Gate', but I didn't enter the 'Ghost Kingdom'. Isn't it a pity?"

Qi Xuansu smiled bitterly and said, "I heard that the Ghost Kingdom has many restrictions. If you want to enter, you need to pass several gates. I'm afraid I don't have such authority."

"That's true." The old man nodded and said, "Since the destruction of Cowenbu's workshop, the Taoist sect has strengthened its defenses, fearing that this cave will also be destroyed. If it really follows the footsteps of Cowenbu's workshop, the loss of the workshop is secondary, and I'm afraid that Beimang Mountain will become a ghost den from then on. I don't know how much energy it will take to clean up such a mess."

The little girl said, "Grandpa, this is like a levee being washed away by a flood. The key is not the money for repairing the levee, but the losses caused by the flood, right?"

"That's the truth." The old man did not hide his admiration for his granddaughter.

The girl asked, "Grandpa, since the 'Ghost Country' is so scary, why don't you tear it down?"

"Because 'tearing it down' will also cost money, and it may not be much easier than repairing the cave. This 'cave' is like... like a manure pit. It can't be torn down and be done with. The 'stuff' inside has to go somewhere. If you really want to tear it down, you can only tear it down a little bit and deal with it a little bit. I'm afraid a hundred years may not be enough. It's better to reinforce it and continue to use it as fertilizer." The old man replied, "Of course, the manure pit is just a metaphor. It means that the things inside have both advantages and disadvantages, just like fertilizer in the ground."

The girl thought about it seriously and asked again, "In that case, wouldn't it be better not to build this cave in the first place?"

The old man smiled and said, "It's because of 'power'. ' Two words. "

"Power is a barrier that many heroes and heroes in ancient times have had difficulty with. The reason why Taoism has been in turmoil and disputes is because of the word 'power'. "

Qi Xuansu thought to himself: "This statement includes Taiping Dao, Quanzhen Dao, and Zhengyi Dao."

The old man paused for a moment and continued: "No matter how difficult things are in this world, there are always people who want to give it a try. This ghost country on earth was built by people. Creating caves and gods with human power, reaching for the moon in the sky and catching turtles in the five oceans, how magnificent it is. What the ancients did not do, modern people have done. But in the end, they still cannot escape the word human heart. Are there any similarities and differences between the hearts of the ancients and the hearts of modern people? "

Qi Xuansu was shocked when he heard this.

The old man's words were meaningful.

Is this a reference to the various chaos in Taoism today?

The last person who talked to Qi Xuansu about the Taoist master was Pei Xiaolou. He seemed unruly, but because of his brother, he was also involved.

This old man was in the "ghost gate", most of him must be of good status.

Could he also be a real person?

Qi Xuansu thought so and was about to speak, but found that there was no one beside him.

The old man and the girl in yellow were gone.

The scene just now seemed to be just Qi Xuansu's illusion.

Qi Xuansu looked around. Although there were people coming and going, there seemed to be a faint yin energy, and he couldn't help but feel a little chill behind him.

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Yue Liuli once suspected that Zhang Yuelu killed Wan Xiuwu. He really underestimated Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu.

In fact, Qi Xuansu still had some backbone and ambition. He didn't tell Zhang Yuelu about the Dragon and Tiger Society. First, he didn't know what Yue Liuli was thinking, and he didn't know why he had an enemy with Yue Liuli. He only knew that he was tricked by Yue Liuli and almost died. Second, Qi Xuansu wanted to solve the matter himself and didn't want to rely on others, so he didn't tell Zhang Yuelu.

On the other hand, Zhang Yuelu did seriously think about revenge for Qi Xuansu, but she didn't involve others, but pointed directly at the ancient fairy Wu Luo.

It's difficult to eliminate Wu Luo.

Not only because Wu Luo's realm is very high, but also because Wu Luo is a fairy.

There are three deaths for gods and immortals. The first death is the decay and collapse of the golden body. This is just a false death, just like the river stops flowing and the lake dries up. As long as there is new incense and wish power, the golden body can be rebuilt in the kingdom of gods; the second death is the collapse of the kingdom of gods. This is real death, but not extinct. There is still a little spiritual mark in the dark. As long as someone still remembers this god, there is a chance to come back; the third death is that everyone forgets this god, and even the last mark is completely dissipated, and the death cannot be dead again.

From this point of view, gods and immortals are more difficult to eliminate than earthly immortals, ghost immortals, and human immortals.

When the Tianshi Sect destroyed the ancient witch cult, Wu Luo died, which was the collapse of the golden body, not real death. So Wu Luo returned to the world again after a thousand years.

Therefore, if the Taoist sect wants to eliminate the ancient immortals, it is not as simple as eliminating the ancient immortals, but to cut off their believers, so as to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, otherwise it will be like a wildfire that cannot be burned out, and it will grow again in the spring breeze.

But it is not easy to cut off its followers. Take the White Lotus Sect for example. It started to flourish during the Da Qi period and was committed to rebellion. It has gone through the Da Jin, the Golden Horde, the Da Wei, and still exists today in the Da Xuan. It just changed many names in the middle and merged with many other Taoist sects. For example, it was called Luojiao during the Da Qi period, and changed its name to Wenxiangjiao during the Da Jin period. When the Golden Horde entered the Central Plains, it changed back to its original name, the White Lotus Sect, and was recognized by the Golden Horde and flourished for a time. The Da Wei strictly prohibited the White Lotus Sect, suppressed it repeatedly, and changed its name to Qingyang Sect. When the Da Xuan became the master of the world, they transformed themselves into today's "Heavenly Court", which also annoyed the Da Xuan court.

After nearly a thousand years of changing dynasties, the White Lotus Sect could not be destroyed. It is difficult for the Taoist sect to completely eradicate the ancient immortals.

Zhang Yuelu once asked her master Cihang Zhenren about this matter, and Cihang Zhenren gave an ambiguous answer: "Farming requires weeding. Weeding every year is nothing more than a little more effort, but there is no need to be too demanding of perfection. When the last fire comes, crops and weeds will eventually turn into ashes together."

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