Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 140: Low Tide
Time goes back to seven days ago, when Sansi and Qingwei were discussing the candidate for the host of the ceremony, at Qingwei Taoist Palace.

"Brother, are you really going to do this?"

Deshan sat on a cushion, holding the golden talisman in his hand, staring at the dazzling lightning in front of him, his brows full of worry.

"Yes, I promised Master Guangfan that I would guard the three divisions of Jiaozhi for ten years. Now the agreed time limit has passed, and Guangyu has also cultivated to the level of a celestial being. It is time for me to put aside worldly affairs and rediscover my true self."

The heavenly aura that had condensed into substance behind Dehong was constantly releasing the five thunders created in his hands into dazzling lightning, and the transparent spiritual essence of heaven and earth gradually separated into five colors.

Devin, who was standing by, took a large piece of light gold colloid and a clear jade bottle, and carefully poured them into the dazzling lightning.

The golden talismans in the hands of the three people simultaneously emitted a divine light, which combined the three treasures into one.

The lightning gradually outlined a human figure, and the light golden colloid filled in along the contour. The essence and blood in the jade bottle quickly covered the entire ball of lightning after it was transformed into gas.

After a long time, an old Taoist who looked and smelled almost exactly like Dehong was born and sat opposite Dehong.

Qingwei Talismans are closely related to the Three Mountains of Taoism, so naturally they have many mysterious and magical methods. As the abbot of Qingwei and a Taoist master, Dehong has already reached the highest level of Taoism. At this time, he is using the talisman transformation and soul possession method that is said to be only available to Taoist masters.

The Secret Treasure of Three Mountains - Five Thunder Talisman Puppet: With the essence of thunder from the top of the cloud as its heart, dragon whale glue as its body, and the heart and blood of a real person as its spirit, it can be used as a second body.

"Brother, how do you feel?"

Devin looked at Dehong who was adapting to his new body, and curiously reached out to touch him.

"The body is no different from ordinary flesh and blood, but it can't summon any aura, and the connection between heaven and earth is much weaker. In my estimation, the power of the five thunders that was just injected should be the limit."

Dehong controlled the talisman puppet and clenched his fist, roughly estimating his strength.

Colorful lights appeared in Fu Kui's eyes, and wisps of lightning slowly dissipated as soon as they were summoned out because they could not be maintained.

"The spiritual power of heaven and earth is extremely rare. Senior brother is willing to use this as bait. You are really bold."

"When you get old, you can only play tricks like escaping from a cocoon or faking your death."

The light in Fu Kui's eyes disappeared, and his soul returned to his body. Dehong smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.

Deshan was busy sticking Qingwei medicine talismans on Fukui to nourish his body, and Dewen also placed hidden talisman formations around it to cover up the aura.

"Have you prepared the reply letter and talisman for Minister Huang?"

Dehong stood up, suddenly thought of something, turned to Dewen and asked.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother. We will never let anything happen to the Shangshu."

"Then let's see whether this time the treasure bait is wasted or the dragon surrenders."

On the day of the Dharma Assembly, after the battle.

At the gate of Qingwei Mountain, a Taoist priest in blue was saying goodbye to Dewen.

"Junior brother, I will let you take care of all the things in the temple. After the fake body is buried, it won't be too late for you to pass it on to my disciple."

"Brother, are you leaving now?"

Even though Dewen was well prepared, he did not expect Dehong to be so anxious to leave immediately.

"Yes, I am going to Longhu Mountain to ask the Great Immortal for a Three Caverns and Five Thunder Scroll on Guangyu's behalf. After I leave, remember to remind your Senior Brother Deshan that you must perform the whole act and don't let outsiders laugh at you."

The Taoist in blue nodded to Deshan, who was still brewing medicine in the pharmacy, and left some final instructions.

"Junior brother understands. Then Junior brother Dewen will respectfully see you off."

Devin bowed deeply, and when he stood up again, the Taoist in blue had already disappeared.

Looking at the beautiful clouds in the sky, Devin's mind involuntarily flew elsewhere.

"Only yin can't grow, and only yang can't grow. Buddhism, Buddhism, Huineng, Huineng, what do you think?"

Thinking about the Zhenbei chief disciple who had not shown up today and the Houchen Buddhist Temple who was watching coldly, Dewen shook his head, put his hands behind his back, and staggered back to the Sanqing Hall.

At the Sansi Yamen and the Dharma Assembly Square, after cleaning up the remains of corpses and severed arms, Lu Er gathered everyone together with a gloomy expression.

Qin Huai, who had recovered his breath, looked at the headless corpse that had become stiff in Guangyu's arms, and black ripples appeared in his eyes.

Three Mountains Secret Treasure - Five Thunder Talisman Puppet (Damaged): The heart of thunder essence is completely shattered, the body of whale glue is half destroyed, the soul of the real person is gone, it once participated in the battle as the temporary body of Master Dehong, but now it is completely destroyed.

"Ahem, Master Guangyu, it is indeed a pity that you have passed away, but your health is more important. The air is cold and gloomy, so you should get up first."

Guangyu seemed unaware, and after a long time, some spirit appeared in his eyes.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Lord General. It's Guangyu's fault."

The voice was dry and hoarse. Qin Huai didn't know what to say. He could only step forward to help Guangyu up and whisper something in his ear in an imperceptible voice.

"Don't you know the strength of the master? Brother!"

The words awakened the dreamer, and Guangyu, whose heart was as dead as ashes, seemed to be rekindled, but his face remained unmoved, and he still looked sad and painful.

When Lu Er saw Guangyu stand up, he breathed a sigh of relief and told the rest of the people to rest and recuperate.

At Qingwei Mountain, after the headless body was wrapped in a shroud and placed in a coffin, Dewen and Deshan, with their excellent acting skills, deceived many outsiders and confirmed Dehong's death.

As the last outsider who came to pay his respects left, Deshan grabbed Guangyu and Qinhuai and went to the Taoist palace with Dewen.

"There are some things I need to tell you."

The German language was concise and clear, and the entire process of the layout was explained in no time.

"When the insect plague first started, Senior Brother just felt something was wrong. Later, Senior Brother seemed to have received some news, so he decided to set up a trap and gamble. You should all know what happened afterwards."

After hearing the German words, Guangyu, who had taken the nourishing soup, was overwhelmed with sorrow and joy. His face flushed a little, and he struggled to stand up and kowtowed heavily to the north.

"Master, I am an unworthy disciple and I am sorry for causing you trouble."

Guangyu had been practicing under Dehong for a long time, so he was no fool. After listening to Dehong's explanation, he naturally understood the master's good intentions.

After cultivating the rudiments of the heavenly aura, if one wants to continue to improve his mind, heart and soul, apart from the myriad of strange and evil methods, there are roughly three ways left: reading the Taoist scriptures to understand the truth, traveling around the world to gain self-realization, and going deep into the mortal world to refine the mind. And Dehong set up this game to prepare for Guangyu for the last one.

By stimulating the mind and soul through the seven emotions and six desires in extreme situations, its strength can be greatly increased. In addition, there is the nourishing soup specially prepared by Deshan, so Dehong is not worried that Guangyu will have any sequelae.

It can be said that Dehong's plan this time is to kill three birds with one stone. He can not only abdicate and travel around the world, but also improve the strength of his apprentice and send him to the seat of abbot. As for the number of evil demons killed, it is secondary.

Listening to Dewen's explanation, Qin Huai couldn't help but secretly smack his lips. This cheap master is really bold. Facing three Baji masters, he really didn't help at all, just stood there and watched, really not afraid that he couldn't hold on.

"As for Brother Guangyao, we have all seen your blood. Without you, this plan will fail miserably. Don't worry, we will definitely arrange a position for you as the chief mage at this Golden Sutra Ceremony."

Dewen also did not forget his junior nephew who performed brilliantly in this battle, and made a promise to Qin Huai that sounded quite important.

"Guangyao thanks Uncle Dewen!"

Qin Huai thanked him with a bow and stood aside without saying anything. "The fight today was dangerous, so you don't have to go back to the city. Take good care of your wounds. I have something important to ask of you tomorrow."

Dewen also nodded, and after giving some instructions, he handed Qin Huai, who was covered in bruises and exhausted, to Deshan.

"Brother Guangyao, please follow me."

Deshan glanced at Qin Huai with a smile, then turned around and led Qin Huai towards the pharmacy.

"One third of the sects participated in the rebellion, nearly a hundred mages close to the Three Officials were killed or injured, Master Dehong passed away, and there are two local armies with strange military evil spirits. Lord Shangshu, the losses we suffered today are really serious."

Shen Zhong was holding the battle damage list with a look of unrelieved worry between his brows.

"It's all my fault for not arriving in time. If that fellow hadn't had so many tricks to hold me back, Taoist Qingwei wouldn't have died."

Lu Er was also a little annoyed. Although his fists were extremely powerful, the old witch had many beast spirits on his body, and he was not good at group attacks. As a result, he was held back by the old witch for a long time.

"Well, what's the point of saying all this now? General Lu, let me ask you, if you are allowed to launch a surprise attack, are you sure you can capture Master Dehong?"

Huang Fu waved his sleeves, and the Shangshu threw a rather tricky problem to Lu Er, the chief commander of the Metropolitan Commandery, who was famous for his bravery.

"It's hard to say. If I also have the juice of the strange insect and am within seven steps of the old Taoist, I have a 70% chance of taking it down. But if I fail to succeed and the old Taoist pulls away from me, then the odds of winning or losing are only 50-50."

Huang Fu glanced at Lu Er who was bragging, and did not intend to expose him, but instead asked.

"What would you do if I asked you to deal with those three natives, General Lu?"

"At least two of the three of them will die, but that old bald donkey will probably get away. As for me, I will be seriously injured at most."

Lu Er blurted out the words without thinking, obviously looking down on these native rebels.

"Since General Lu was able to fight three people at once without losing, then I think Master Dehong shouldn't be much worse, right?"

After Huang Fu asked slowly, Lu Er also realized that something was wrong.

"Is the Taoist faking his death? Why didn't he tell us in advance?"

Huang Fu withdrew his gaze from Lu Er, stroked his long beard, and speculated.

"I guess this Qingwei Zhenren has his own intentions. But since he is willing to spend so much effort to build this stage, General Lu, we can't refuse him, right?"

"Then we'll listen to Minister Huang. We'll just pretend we don't know about this and continue doing what we're supposed to do."

Lu Er looked at Shen Zhong, nodded, and continued speaking along the lines of Huang Fu.

"I think Qingwei will take action within three days, so it's okay to wait for this Dharma Assembly."

"We gained a lot this time, and killed countless monsters and demons. Sansi and Qingwei must have made great contributions and no mistakes."

"Many temples have not contributed, and Monk Huikong has rebelled in public, which has a bad influence. He needs to be severely punished to serve as a warning to others!"

The two of them talked back and forth for a while, and in a short while, they reached an agreement. Not only did they decide to postpone the Dharma Assembly, but they also discussed a general plan for the various Buddhist temples to do today.

Longyuan, Zhenbei Temple
Under the magnificent palace, Buddhist lamps were burning silently, and Zhiwei was leading a group of monks in chanting scriptures and praying for blessings in the courtyard.

Suddenly, hundreds of Buddha lamps emitted a ray of flame, which merged and connected in front of Zhiwei, transforming into an illusory body of Buddha light.

"Master, Master Huikong has passed away, Master Dehong has passed away, and Master Li Li has died. The other Masters and I have followed your instructions and have not acted rashly."

"If greed, anger and ignorance are not eliminated, what is the use of attaining Nirvana?"

The phantom body seemed to be asking Zhiwei, but also seemed to be asking itself. The Buddha's light stirred up waves, and the phantom hand gently stroked Zhiwei's brain.

"This Dharma Assembly is of great importance and will not be cancelled easily. Since Niubizi has done this, he probably won't show up again. He is gone, but I am still here. Disciple, your fate has come, go and fight for it."

"Yes, Master. There is one more thing. Today, I fought against Zhiyu Fang and captured him and brought him back to the temple. I don't know what to do with him. Please give me some advice, Master."

The Buddha's phantom body disappeared, leaving only a lingering sound.

"We should give up and let go, otherwise we will suffer."

Zhiwei's eyes sparkled, and the sound of the monks chanting suddenly increased.

"Hum"

A sharp-faced and sturdy man was shaken out of the shadows by the Buddhist sound, spitting blood and his face turned pale.

"Hmm? A spy?"

Zhiwei stood up, picked up the man and walked towards the backyard where Zhiyu was imprisoned.

Behind Zhiwei, a group of monks behaved in unison and followed closely.

In Qingwei Mountain, Qin Huai, who had just finished drinking the medicinal soup and applied the ointment, was checking the information with Shinobi.

After thinking for a while, Qin Huai used a function that he had not used in this fruit.

"Ninja, what are the benefits of being the chief mage of the Golden Sutra Ceremony?"

"The Golden Sutra Ceremony, which contains the atmosphere of heaven, includes many rituals, and each ritual will bring different effects. If you can obtain the position of the chief mage of any ritual of the Golden Sutra Ceremony, you will receive a certain gift, including but not limited to the enhancement of the Yamabu secret treasure, the improvement of the inheritance awakening degree, the Yamabu inheritance and other items. Different rituals will receive different gifts."

"That's it"

"Master Walker, do you have any other questions?"

"Then can you list the specific gifts for each ritual?"

"The question is beyond the scope of Shidu's authority, and cannot be answered."

"Okay, that's it."

Seeing that he could not get any more information, Qin Huai said goodbye to Ninja Land, turned his wrist, and took out a brocade robe.

【Imperial Flying Fish Clothes】

Quality: Rare

Category: Armor

The blue-woven silk with gold-decorated flying fish patterns over the shoulders is one of the most precious garments worn when attending court in heaven. It carries a hint of heavenly aura and embodies the power of thunder and lightning.

Current status: Heavenly Weather (5/100), Purple Lightning (34/100) (Rechargeable)
Note: The squandering Annan chieftain used it crudely as a shroud, and the heavenly aura and purple lightning contained in it were almost non-existent.

Holding the Flying Fish Suit that had fallen to a rare quality, Qin Huai's mind moved, and a green lightning snake merged into the flying fish pattern.

Jingzhe Dragon Thunder (35/100)

Looking at the jumping numbers, Qin Huai touched his chin thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)