Wet viviparity

Chapter 225 Mural, Treasure Hunt in the Cave
In the room, the gurgling sound of medicine boiling could be heard, and the steam from the medicine jars in a row rose up and lingered between the ceiling beams for a long time.

Zhiguang's long silence under the lingering medicinal smell was like a piece of dead grass that could not bear the weight. Even the slightest weight was enough to crush him, but Ji Ming knew that this was just an illusion.

Zhiguang’s ability to endure is now extremely great, and even death cannot crush him, because the pain he endures is worse than death.

To deal with such a person, you must hit him where he cares most. Ji Ming tentatively assumes that Zhiguang cares most about the disciples of Sibeiyun Temple now.

It was based on this point that the pressure was exerted this time, which led Zhu Wen's generals to arrest Jingyuan of Xingfu Temple. Although the monk had many stains, he was quite famous among the disciples of Sibeiyun Temple.

Of course, Jingyuan was not the only one detained. The matter of Sui Rou was leaked by another monk, which gave Ji Ming an unexpected surprise.

"The matter of meat."

Zhiguang was very panicked. Not many people in the temple knew about the Sui Rou matter. It was a top secret and the temple's heritage. He didn't understand who leaked it for a moment, but this was no longer the point at the moment.

"I don't know much about the meat."

Ji Ming raised his hand, and Zhiguang shrank back suddenly in fear. Then Zhiguang saw a piece of paper flying lightly into the other party's hand.

"Void Warrior!" Zhiguang shuddered, and released his spiritual power to scan the room. After a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "It wasn't the Void Warrior who stole my secrets."

"Privately mobilize the underworld army and send ghost generals without authorization. The whole temple should be executed." Ji Ming read the words on the paper, and then said: "Do you really think that I sent you this sentence just to put pressure on you?"

Zhiguang was so excited that he waved his two broken arms in front of him and said, "Master did get some Tai Sui meat back then, but it was an accidental gain. He never showed it to us disciples. He only took a little bit every year and refined it into annual ring pills as a reward for us."

"What pill?"

"Annual Ring Pill!"

Zhiguang replied nervously, not understanding what was so surprising about this statement.

This reminded Ji Ming of an event that happened many years ago. At that time, he had just passed the Taoist examination in Xiaoxi Mountain. Afterwards, when he met with Master Fei Huzi, his master also got the news of the death of a year-old man.

Later, the master went to visit him on Zirong Peak and brought him a pill of annual rings as a gift. Even now, he still remembers the appearance of the pill, which was white and looked like a ball of fat paste.

At that time, the master was full of ambition and thought he had got a great opportunity. However, he never heard from Shi Taisui again. Could it be that Shi Taisui had already been taken by Su Luo?

Zhiguang said: "When Master got this Tai Sui meat, he was originally going to use it to break through to the fourth realm, but later on for some reason he gave up and used it to refine pills to train my fellow disciples."

Ji Ming spread his hands and smiled: "Look, isn't this very clear!"

"After Master died, no one knew where he hid the Sui meat." Zhiguang's eyes flickered, and he exhaled under Ji Ming's gaze, and then said: "I have also tried to find it. The most likely possibility is in the Bingfu Cave where Master lived."

"go!"

Ji Ming didn't waste any words and directly asked the strong men to take Zhiguang and go to the Bingfu Cave together for a spontaneous action.

The Bingfu Cave was not in the Lanyin Fang, but in the Heshan Fang to the northeast of the Fang. Ji Ming took Zhiguang and brought a group of Yin soldiers under his own insect official from Yinshan to use them on the journey.

After all, it is heading to another place. Although it is not as far as Taiping Mountain to Lanyinfang, it is also quite tiring. The Yin soldiers have the ability to borrow roads and escape far away, so it is very suitable for traveling at night.

During the day, Ji Ming extravagantly used two armor and horse spirit flying talismans to speed up his journey, and at night he sent out the ghost soldiers to borrow the road. In this way, he arrived at the border of Heshan in two or three days and nights.

It was a sunny afternoon before we arrived at Bingfu Cave, but the good weather only lasted for half an hour. In the blink of an eye, dark clouds appeared in the sky and moisture soaked our noses.

Soon, the rain began to drip outside the cave and hit the banana grove in front of the cave. The sound of the dripping water was quite interesting.

Ji Ming walked in the forest with his hands behind his back, supported by strong men to prevent a single drop of rain from falling. Zhiguang led the way in front in a panic, walking in the wetlands of the banana grove with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

"Brother Jintong, the cave is just below the low hill to the west of the banana forest. Master is in the forest outside the hill and has arranged a formation based on the banana forest. You can just follow my steps without any problem.

In addition, we need to be on guard against the banana spirit in the forest. This spirit has been practicing Taoism for two hundred years and has extraordinary abilities. "

Ji Ming laughed, still walking leisurely in the forest. This demeanor made Zhi Guang restrain all his dark thoughts. The confidence that comes from within and is based on real strength cannot deceive people. Zhi Guang felt an inexplicable aura from Ji Ming that was so impressive.

This made him feel mixed emotions and his back became more hunched.

There were no strange beasts guarding the Bingfu Cave, no disciples staying in the cave, and no plaque in front of the cave. The outside of the cave was overgrown with weeds, and it looked as if no one had been here for many years.

The Void Warrior pushed open the mossy stone door outside the cave, allowing the light outside to flow in.

Ji Ming entered the cave and saw a narrow space, which seemed like a crack in the low rock hill. The crack was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side, and they reached the end after walking about seventy or eighty steps.

Seeing such a hole, Ji Ming once thought Zhiguang was playing a trick on him.

"It's right here!" Feeling Ji Ming's strange and dangerous gaze, Zhiguang pointed at the cushion on the ground and the Buddha murals on the slanted walls on both sides, and said, "Master, except for his fear of death, is a role model for monks in other aspects, especially in the aspect of asceticism."

Ji Ming looked at the two stone walls that were tilted towards the middle and leaning against each other at the top. On one wall was a painting of the Supreme Buddha Longjia, also known as the World Honored One, and on the other wall was a painting of the Burnt-Faced Ghost King.

The Buddha is sitting under the pagoda. This is the famous picture of the Buddha giving the Dharma.

The Burnt-Faced Ghost King was sitting cross-legged, with a big belly and a thin neck, a flame wheel outside his body and little ghosts under him. He stood opposite the Buddha.

There was not a single book or scripture in the cave, only a cushion.

Zhiguang stood in the cave, a little nervous, and said: "Master is often in this cave. Every time he rewards pills, teaches cultivation, and grants secret skills, it is in this cave."

"That's weird."

Ji Ming knew that Zhiguang was not lying. There was no need for the other party to use such a simple cave to lie, as it was too revealing.

He released many Void Warriors again, and they searched the cave again and again, making sure not to miss any place, while Ji Ming himself looked at the murals on both sides.

The most eye-catching things here are undoubtedly these two exquisite murals painted with various colors of paint.

The wall surface is smooth and slightly rough, which is obviously conducive to coloring. The Buddha is majestic and the Ghost King is terrifying. However, the depiction of the Ghost King on the focused side seems to be far more gorgeous than that of the Buddha on the other side.

"Wise Light You"

As soon as Ji Ming turned around to speak, Zhiguang disappeared.

His first reaction was not that Zhiguang was deliberately plotting to harm him, but that there was something else here, cleverly hidden here, and Zhiguang was dealt with when he was not paying attention.

Of course, Ji Ming didn't know whether the solution was to kill him or hide him.

Ji Ming quickly drew a firewood talisman in the air, and in an instant the talisman exploded into sparks, hitting the narrow hole and spreading everywhere. Flames rose up everywhere, and the whole place was red.

In the blazing firelight, the Buddha and the Ghost King looked gloomy, as if they were looking at Ji Ming with resentment.

When the fire in the cave was extinguished, everything was normal, without any trace of smoke or fire. Ji Ming walked out of the cave. The banana grove and weeds remained the same, and nothing in the cave could stop him.

When he entered the cave again, Ji Ming already had an idea. He transformed the white bone heart bead into a circle of light and hung it behind his head to protect his soul. Then he put his palms together and used all his strength to make a powerful catching move.

After realizing the meaning of the technique, Ji Ming gave it a new name, calling it "One Qi Great Capturing Hand·Essence Gang Qi Leaf".

He clasped his hands together and a green leaf flew out. He held it between his fingers and threw it at the mural on which the charred Ghost King stood. With a loud bang, the Ghost King on the wall remained motionless, but the little ghosts below were blown into a mess. Those little ghosts were like the paint on the wall that was blown away by the wind and all disappeared.

The painted ghosts were scraped off, but the copper basins, baskets, boxes, etc. that the ghosts were holding on their heads fell out of the wall one by one.

"My goodness, all the treasures are hidden here."

(End of this chapter)