Chapter 72: Evil Fire

Before Jiazi, it was indeed a long time ago. It was probably the end of the four great sects' coming to power and the early days of the fifth dynasty's great sects. Qingwei Zhenren was a candidate for the seventh dynasty's great sect, which was separated by three generations. Such a long time is enough for many secrets to be buried deep in the pile of old papers.

For example, the investigation results of Fenglinzhou Taoist House, not to mention Master Qingwei, even the current headmaster of Fenglinzhou Taoist House were not aware of it. After all, in sixty years, just the headmaster had changed twenty times. Three, the head master has also changed twelve, and the chief deputy palace master, second deputy palace master and other deputy palace masters are also changed frequently, mainly to prevent Fenglinzhou Daofu from being isolated overseas and forming a separatist regime with a big tail. potential.

Just because of such frequent inheritance and handover, it is inevitable that many omissions will occur. The relevant records should still be preserved, but those who are qualified to consult these records will not take the initiative to look at them. With the death of all those who experienced it personally, it has become a secret that no one knows.

Master Qingwei asked: "What then?"

Master Qingfang said: "Neither the Dao Sect nor the Holy Court has a complete solution. They can only strengthen the seal. The specific sealing method is controlled by the Ise Shrine and the royal family. , Toyotomi Prime Minister’s Office came up too late and did not get in-depth contact with this matter.”

Master Qingwei was not surprised by this answer. With the Taoist style of doing things, if he could solve it himself, he would never invite outsiders to participate. Of course, there are other objective factors. For example, the relationship between Daomen and the Holy Court was on the rise at that time, and they were relatively close and had frequent contacts.

"What exactly is the evil fire in your mouth?" Master Qingwei asked again.

Master Qingfang replied: "Actually, the Taoist sect's 'yin fire' and the Holy Court's 'epileptic fire' are not accurate enough. They only emphasize a certain characteristic of this flame and cannot be generalized."

"The so-called 'yin fire' is a term that has long existed in Taoist classics. It specifically refers to the fire disaster that the immortal will face in the second heavenly disaster. It burns from under the Yongquan point of the body, penetrates directly into the Niyuan Palace, and the five internal organs. Turning to ashes, all limbs decaying, and hundreds of years of hard work in Taoism are all illusions. But at that time, Fenglinzhou Taoist Temple just borrowed the name "Yin Fire", which does not mean that this kind of flame is the legendary Yin Fire. If it is under Furong Mountain. All of them are Yin Fire that can kill immortals, so who dares to talk about the word "seal"? The reason why Fenglinzhou Taoist Prefecture borrowed the name "Yin Fire" at that time was mainly to point out this kind of flame. It contains a lot of yin energy, and it is different from ghost fire and ghost fire. This is the essence of flame."

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"As for the 'epileptic fire' of the Holy Court, it points out the characteristics of this flame. Anyone who is contaminated by this flame will go crazy. After turning from a human into a monster, his temperament will change drastically, and he will even deny his relatives. In the words of the Holy Court, Generally speaking, people infected with "epileptic fire" have a strong tendency to destroy and self-destruct, and "epileptic fire" can also be stored in people's hearts, like a dark fire of charcoal, which seems to have been extinguished. If the time is right, it will resurgence immediately and will be difficult to eradicate. The Cardinal who participated in the investigation at the time once said: 'Despair and madness will lead to 'epilepsy'."

"The reason why I call it evil fire is because it combines the essence and characteristics emphasized by the Taoist Sect and the Holy Court. More importantly, after I became a monster, I discovered some things that neither the Taoist disciple nor the Holy Court Bishop could detect. Something special." Yagyu Zongzheng interrupted: "Master, you were already transformed into a demon when you participated in this matter?"

Master Qingbo clasped his hands together and said, "That's right. However, I had just transformed into a demon at that time. I didn't have a strong demonic heart. I could suppress the demonic nature with Buddhism and maintain my human form. Therefore, I was not considered a Buddhist demon by Mount Hiei yet and could participate." this investigation.”

"That's it." Yagyu Munamasa nodded, "Master, please continue."

Master Qingbo continued: "This unique thing that only monsters can detect is thoughts. They are very subtle and hidden deep in the flames. For living people, they are almost impossible to detect, but for monsters, they are just like ears. The whispers of others can confuse people and lead them to complete madness and destruction. This kind of whispering is not constant at the beginning, but it can be subtly penetrated by water. As you two can see, I can still maintain my original appearance before Jiazi. , after Jiuzi, I can only maintain half a human form, and I am already half human and half monster. Maybe in more than ten years, I will completely turn into a monster and lose the ability to communicate with people normally. "

"That's why I call it the flame of the evil god. The thoughts hidden deep in the flame are like the legendary people who specialize in and The demon king Bo Xun who was against the Buddha, or the Lord of Chaos who fought against the goddess and the supreme will in the legend of the Holy Court, was an evil god, and was by no means comparable to ordinary immortals or gods. He hid under Furong Mountain, every other period Time sprays evil fire and corrupts the world, and the Yin Qi in the flames will remain in the world, and the entire Fenglin Continent will become what it is today. "

The expressions of Master Qingwei and Somasa Yagyu became solemn.

If there really is such a existence below Fenglin Continent, then it would be difficult for the Dao Sect, Xiangfu, Tianmen, and Fenglin Continent Buddhist Sect to stay out of the matter.

Master Qingwei was silent for a moment and said slowly: "The flame needs fuel. The evil god just planted the kindling. Those incense wishes generated by obsession, despair, and resentment became the wood for the evil fire to burn. The evil fire will Infinitely magnify the effect of incense and aspiration.”

Qingfangzhu nodded and said, "That's right. Master Shizhouzhai mentioned that after every volcanic eruption, ashes would spread across the earth like snow. Those ashes were the fire spread by the evil gods. They fell on people and merged with them, passing from generation to generation and would not be extinguished. Moreover, war would greatly promote the spread of evil fire, which is why there are so many evil spirits in Fenglinzhou now."

Qingwei Zhenren smiled and said, "Master, do you want to persuade me to stop fighting?"

Qingfangzhu just put his hands together and bowed his head without saying anything.

Qingwei Zhenren said: "We did not initiate this war. Ishizawa has more say than me on this point."

Yagyu Munemasa said: "For nearly two hundred years, the Prime Minister's Mansion has always been the master of Fenglinzhou, but the Zunyang faction sought to take over and replace the Prime Minister's Mansion for their own selfishness, and did not hesitate to start a war. This is why the Prime Minister's Mansion suppressed the rebellion and the Taoist sect was invited to suppress the rebellion."

Although Yagyu Munemasa was nominally only a swordsmanship teacher at the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was a great swordsman after all, with countless disciples and followers, most of whom were in high positions. The current regent, Toyotomi Hideshige, could also be considered his disciple. Moreover, he had a deep friendship with the deceased elders such as Ii Naosada, and had a great influence in the Prime Minister's Mansion. His words could indeed represent the Prime Minister's attitude. This is also the reason why Qingwei Zhenren treated him with courtesy. Qingwei Zhenren took over the conversation: "It was the Zunrong faction that took the initiative to seek peace, and it should not be proposed by us. Moreover, the Dao Sect is not a one-man show for me, Li. All decisions are made by Jinque after discussion and research. I am only responsible for implementing Jinque's decisions. Even if I want to stop the war, I have to report to Jinque, and Jinque will decide whether to stop the war."

Qingfangzhu raised his head and looked at Qingwei Zhenren: "What does Zhenren mean?"

Qingwei Zhenren said calmly: "Stop war with war, stop war with weapons."

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Xiujing Camp.

Zhang Yuelu found a map of Fenglinzhou, and then marked the range covered by ashes on the map based on the records of the four fires.

I don't know if it is a coincidence, but the ashes of the four fires just covered the entire Fenglinzhou.

The most outrageous one was that the ashes drifted all the way to Mutsu and Ezo in the north with the monsoon.

Zhang Yuelu did not think this was a coincidence, but had some profound meaning.

From the map, Furong Mountain is located in Kai and Suruga, close to Musashi, and Ise is also very close, just separated by Totomi and Mikawa, which are the places most seriously affected by the ashes. The difference is that there was no large-scale war in Musashi, Mikawa, Totomi and other places, while the Xiangfu army and the rebels of the Sonnō faction fought several battles in Ise, with blood flowing and bones filling the fields, so now Ise is full of yin energy, and evil spirits emerge in an endless stream.

Even if the Taoist army has now initially entered Ise, it can only divert the yin energy through hundreds of super-large "yin-dividing halberds", the principle of which is similar to flood discharge, not really eliminating the yin energy.

Zhang Yuelu had a feeling that these Yin Qi seemed to have existed for a long time, but they were dormant underground or somewhere else, such as between mountains and rivers, in the earth's air. Then, under certain conditions, such as large-scale wars and deaths, these Yin Qi would emerge and combine with death and resentment to form a specific environment similar to the ghost country cave.

Generally speaking, under the impact of the huge Yang Qi in the Yang world, Yin Qi cannot last long, just like a pool of water on the ground, which will soon be dried up. But if it is a lake, then the existence time will be greatly extended and will not be easily dried up.

Today's Ise is such a "lake", where huge Yin Qi gathers and can even fight against Yang Qi. The only way to forcibly divert and evacuate the stagnant Yin Qi here is through manpower.

Humans belong to Yang, and human energy also belongs to Yang Qi, so densely populated cities can also resist the invasion of Yin Qi.

Zhang Yuelu looked up from the map and murmured, "No wonder Jinque didn't agree to actually control Fenglinzhou. This is a quagmire. Once you step in, you will sink into it. It will be difficult to get out."

"Master Mu." Zhang Yuelu shouted.

Mu Jin walked in immediately: "Deputy Hall Master."

Zhang Yuelu ordered: "Ask Assistant Shen, when will the real master of the army come back?"

Mu Jin said: "I just asked, and the real master of the army will return to the camp no later than midnight. Calculating the time, the deputy hall master Tianyuan should be back by then."

Zhang Yuelu said, "Hmm," "Notify me immediately after they come back."