Chapter 73 Qing Ji

Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yin set out on their way back from Mount Suzuka, and clearly felt that the atmosphere of the entire Ise was different, as if they were facing a great enemy, tense and chaotic.

Ise Shrine had to guard Mount Suzuka behind it, and resist the approaching Taoist army on the front. It was far from enough to rely on the Sonnong faction in Ise alone, and it was necessary to ask for help. The royal family and Ise Shrine were one, and they had no choice but to do so.

More importantly, as the ancestral home of Tianmen and the leader of the three major shrines, Ise Shrine hid too many secrets about Fenglinzhou. If Ise Shrine fell into the hands of the Taoist, then the Sonnong faction would have almost no secrets to speak of, which was also unacceptable to the Sonnong faction.

So even if the Sonnong faction knew that the intention of the sect was to surround and attack the reinforcements, Ise was now a trap, and they still had to bite the bullet and jump in.

This was an open conspiracy.

For Qi Xuansu, it was naturally a good thing.

The more chaotic it was, the harder it was to notice Qi Xuansu. Even if they noticed Qi Xuansu, they were powerless.

In fact, if Qi Xuansu wanted to be in the limelight, he could rely on the three Yin objects to run rampant in Ise and turn the rear of Ise Shrine upside down. However, Qi Xuansu thought about it again and again and gave up this approach.

First of all, the three Yin objects were not used in vain. They were all favors that had to be repaid in the future. Secondly, after the incident became a big deal, Qi Xuansu could not explain to the Taoist sect. After all, nominally, the three Yin objects belonged to the creation of the Taoist sect, and Qi Xuansu had no right to call them privately. If few people knew about it, it was just secretly used. The upper echelons of Quanzhen Taoism headed by Donghua Zhenren could still turn a blind eye. If it became a big deal, they would have to seriously deal with Qi Xuansu's unruly behavior. Finally, Ise Shrine was not a soft persimmon. After all, it was the ancestral home of Tianmen. It was not impossible to provoke an immortal to destroy him.

This was the uncontrollability of the battlefield.

Many unwritten rules in normal times would be broken. Under normal circumstances, the existence of the first level of immortals would not easily take action, but it was hard to say in wartime. For example, there are only two jonins in Koga in the entire Fenglin Continent, representing Iga and Koga respectively. He is one of them, and he died just like that.

The pseudo-immortal can die, but Qi Xuansu can't?

Among the eight sword masters, only two of them have really made their positions clear, namely Yagyu Munemasa who represents the Toyotomi Prime Minister's Mansion and Katsura Zenko who represents the Sonnō Faction. The other six have ambiguous attitudes.

Among these six people, some are the lords of a region, and they are far away from the center of the battlefield. They only want to preserve their own family business. After the two sides have decided the winner, they will go with the flow and choose a team. Some people are obsessed with kendo, crazy, alone, wandering around, and their whereabouts are uncertain. The division and unification of the world have nothing to do with me. Some people killed too much when they were young, and when they were old, they gave up their swords and lived in seclusion, facing the wall to meditate. They have been dealing with themselves for a long time, but they still haven't figured out whether they should be themselves. Some people have retired for many years, enjoying their grandchildren and the happiness of family life. Now they just want to be a rich man and no longer care about these worldly affairs. Some people are devoted to spreading their own swordsmanship and recruiting disciples. As for whether the disciples will be loyal to the prime minister's mansion or the royal family after they leave, they don't ask at all. Some people have already left Fenglinzhou and sailed to the sea, and their whereabouts are unknown.

Among the eight sword masters, only three are in the temple, but five are far away from the world.

It has to be said that the world of Fenglinzhou is still full of vitality, with a state of competition.

On the other hand, the world of the Central Plains is inevitably lifeless, except for secret societies. Among these secret societies, half are cults against the temple, and half are the continuation of the temple.

In the final analysis, the temple and the world are a relationship of rise and fall. When the temple is strong, the world will be weak. On the contrary, when the temple is weak, the world will be strong.

At the end of the previous dynasty, the Central Plains martial arts world was also full of vitality, and it stood up against the Confucian school that represented the temple.

Now the Taoist school and the Great Xuan court are unprecedentedly powerful, far beyond all previous dynasties, so the martial arts world naturally became a vassal of the temple.

The reason why the martial arts world of Fenglinzhou is full of vitality is precisely because of the weakness of its temple.

The eight sword masters are like the current situation of Fenglinzhou - torn apart.

If the emperor of Fenglinzhou is just a symbol, then the Prime Minister's Mansion is just a leader, far from being a man of his word. The big and small feudal lords do their own thing under this framework, and they are passed down from generation to generation, just like local emperors.

The whole world belongs to the king, which has never been an empty talk in the Central Plains, but it is an empty talk in Fenglinzhou.

Why did the Taoist school attack the nobles but not the people? Because these nobles with hereditary fiefs are the biggest obstacle.

There seem to be many pseudo-immortals in Fenglinzhou. If you think about it carefully, the real essence is the eight sword masters and two senior ninjas, plus the two Jingjie palace officials of Tianmen, a total of twelve people. The Yin-Yang Dao has been weak for a long time, and there is no pseudo-immortal.

In terms of number, it is far less than that of the Central Plains. The pseudo-immortals in the Central Plains, just the ones Qi Xuansu knows, include "Dongzhu", Qi Niang, Qingwei Zhenren, Cihang Zhenren, Donghua Zhenren, Xuanhuiyuan Patriarch, Zhang Wuhen, Xuanji Star Lord, Jingong Patriarch, Wu Guangbi, Dingwei Lingguan, Jiachen Lingguan, Shi Da Zhenren, Li Changsheng, Zhang Wuliang, and these are already twelve people.

There is a worry-free list, which includes ten pseudo-immortals outside the Dao Sect. Jingong Patriarch ranks first, Wu Guangbi ranks last, and there are eight places between the two, which are eight pseudo-immortals. Even if "Dongzhu", Xuanji Star Lord, and Xuanhuiyuan Patriarch are counted, there are still five pseudo-immortals who have not appeared.

Half of the twelve first-grade spiritual officials are pseudo-immortals. Excluding Jiachen Lingguan and Dingwei Lingguan, there are still four pseudo-immortals.

Among the seven great Pingzhang immortals, apart from the immortal and Shi Dazhenren, there are also several pseudo-immortals.

In addition, there are also pseudo-immortals in the Confucian school, the imperial cabinet, and the Taoist Jinque.

This does not count the various creations of the Taoist school.

In terms of the number of pseudo-immortals, the Central Plains is almost overwhelming.

Perhaps some people would say that these pseudo-immortals are not all Taoists, and many of them are even on the opposite side of Taoism. Similarly, the pseudo-immortals of Fenglinzhou are not all Zunrong factions, and many of them are indifferent to the matter.

The most important thing is that whether it is pseudo-immortals or celestial beings, the Central Plains has a strict organizational system, while Fenglinzhou is a mess. Even if the number is equal, or even there are more pseudo-immortals in Fenglinzhou, Fenglinzhou will definitely lose. Since ancient times, the organized have always defeated the unorganized, without exception.

As for the mountain gods such as Suzuka Gozen, they have existed for more than a hundred years and cannot leave Fenglinzhou. In fact, they cannot be considered normal pseudo-immortals.

There are similar pseudo-immortals in the Central Plains, but unfortunately they encountered Luwu God who guarded the gate of Yujing, and most of them had a miserable end and are now extinct. Fenglinzhou is closed to the outside world and retains a considerable primitive style, and this kind of pseudo-immortal can still be seen. This is somewhat similar to the fact that many books have been lost in the Central Plains, but have been completely preserved by Fenglinzhou.

In short, Qi Xuansu does not plan to stay in Ise for too long. There are still three pounds of nails in a broken ship. After all, it is a continent and a country. Qi Xuansu is far from being rampant now. When he also becomes a pseudo-immortal, there will be no problem.

However, the sky does not fulfill people's wishes. When Qi Xuansu passed through Anong County, he still encountered an accident.

He and Xiao Yin encountered a monster.

The upper body of this monster is a woman, wearing the clothes of Fenglinzhou women, which seems to be no different from ordinary women, but her lower body is a huge snake body.

Mr. Yin has returned to the ghost country cave, and Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yin can only join forces to deal with this monster.

This monster is Qingji mentioned by Qingfangzhu.

After she killed An Zhen, she was suppressed by the Fenglinzhou Buddhist sect, and later transferred to the Ise Shrine, and changed to be sealed in Ise. After the Ise War, the seals in various places were loosened to varying degrees, and the Ise Shrine, which was seriously injured, was unable to reinforce the seals. Just after Master Wan fought the Ise Shrine's pure-level priest with all his strength, Qing Ji took the opportunity to break the seal and appeared in Mino County.

According to the Buddhist sect, this should be regarded as karma. Qi Xuansu invited Master Wan to make a fuss in Mino County, but he released Qing Ji and blocked his way back.

Years of sealing wiped out most of Qing Ji's mind. After the two sides met on a narrow road, Qing Ji swam directly towards the two and spit out billowing flames at the same time.

Qi Xuansu didn't take it seriously. Not to mention that he was invulnerable to gods, his "Youyi Cloud Clothes" was also invulnerable to water and fire. However, as soon as he came into contact with the flame, Qi Xuansu realized that something was wrong. The flame seemed to be divided into two parts. One part was an ordinary flame, which was blocked by his "Youyi Cloud Clothes". But after removing the outer layer of flame, there was still a ball of flame inside, ignoring the "Youyi Cloud Clothes", ignoring Qi Xuansu's invulnerability to gods, and the protection of his true qi, and burning straight to Qi Xuansu's heart.

Qi Xuansu was shocked. He was also somewhat knowledgeable. He had never seen such a strange method, nor had he ever heard of it.

Fortunately, the "Heart of the Immortal Stone" played a role at this moment.

As the highest creation masterpiece of the ancient witch religion and Taoism, the "Heart of the Immortal Stone" is really amazing. Even this strange flame could not break through the protection of the "Heart of the Immortal Stone".

However, after the flame was blocked, it immediately scattered and merged into the true qi in Qi Xuansu's body, disappearing instantly.

Qi Xuansu was shocked. He had seen Zhang Yuelu's "Six Void Tribulations". The power of the Six Tribulations entered other people's bodies in the same way. It seemed like a drop in the ocean, but in fact it was dormant. When the opportunity arose, it would make the Qi in other people's bodies kill each other. Could it be that this kind of fire was similar to the "Six Void Tribulations"?

At this moment, Xiao Yin's voice interrupted Qi Xuansu's thoughts.

It turned out that after Qing Ji sprayed the flames at Qi Xuansu, Qi Xuansu entered a state of wandering in the world, and Xiao Yin was entangled by Qing Ji's snake body. She wanted to bite with her teeth, but the snake scales were so hard that she couldn't bite at all, even Xiao Yin's corpse qi couldn't do anything.

The snake body became tighter and tighter, and it was stronger than the martial arts. Xiao Yin screamed. If Qi Xuansu didn't come back to her senses, she would return to the "Emperor Willow" to be reborn first.

Seeing this, Qi Xuansu immediately drew out the "Qingyun" and slashed at Qing Ji with a sword.