Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 338: Taoist Huanglong Obsessed with the Remains of a True Dragon
Only then did Zhao Qi'an look at the two questions that Zhao Guanxiang had mentioned to him.

Now he knows that the practice method of the Salvation Sect comes from Lingyuan. According to Zhao Wang, the practice of Lingyuan cultivators is "from top to bottom", focusing on the soul and spirit; while the practice of Jiuzhou warriors is "from bottom to top", focusing on the body and blood.

These are two completely different methods of practice, and naturally there is a world of difference between them.

But how to identify the salvation believers who practice Lingyuan Fa... Zhao Qi'an felt that he had to ask Zhao Wang.

As for the second problem, solving the problem of the evil spirit entering the body of Zhao Guanxiang's deputy general...

Zhao Qi'an has always had an idea, but he never had the chance to verify it. Now he can give it a try.

After he made up his mind, he picked up a pen and wrote a line on each of the two pieces of paper, then rang a bell on the desk.

After a while, Luan Nu opened the door and came in, saying respectfully, "What do you want, Master?"

Zhao Qi'an handed her two pieces of paper one after another and said, "Send this first one to the fourth floor of the Treasure Pavilion and have the Jiazi Worshiper supervise this matter."

The first letter was about sending someone to Jibei to deliver a letter to Marquis Weiwu.

Although Jibei is far away, Zhao Qi'an has a priest under his command who trained a group of special "birds of prey" for him to serve as messengers. They are several times faster than ordinary pigeons. Even to a remote place like Jibei, it only takes three to five days to send a message back and forth.

"This second letter should be sent to the Temple of Worship..."

Having said this, Zhao Qian hesitated for a moment.

After a while, he took the letter back, burned it on the oil lamp beside the table, and said, "Forget it, I'll go there myself, so you don't have to deliver this one."

Luan Nu didn't ask any more questions and replied obediently, "Yes, Master."

"Go down and do your work."

……

That afternoon, a horse-drawn carriage drove along a small road in the western suburbs of Kyoto City and finally stopped at the foot of Wenyun Mountain.

Zhao Qi'an got off the carriage and said to Old Nie, "Old Nie, are you going to follow me or wait for me here?"

A few days ago, Nie Xiuyuan left Kyoto City for a while due to the transfer of the Astronomical Observatory, and only returned the day before yesterday.

Now that he is back, Li Yulu will no longer be needed to drive the horses for Zhao Qian'an, but he will do it himself.

Nie Xiuyuan glanced at Wen Yunshan, his eyes clearly revealing disdain. He snorted, crossed his legs, sat on the edge of the carriage, took out his pipe, and started smoking.

When Zhao Qi'an saw him like that, he knew that he was not happy to see the people from the Temple of Worship, so he did not force him and said, "Then you wait for me here."

Afterwards, he walked towards Wenyun Mountain alone.

On Wenyun Mountain, the bluestone road is paved neatly. As you climb the stairs, you will see carefully trimmed pine and cypress trees on both sides. The scenery along the way is quite artistic.

Who would have thought that this mountain was an almost deserted hill just over a decade ago?
Wenyun Mountain is not high. Zhao Qi'an walked along the stone steps for about a quarter of an hour and saw a farm.

The fence outside the village was only half a person's height, and inside was a row of houses arranged in an orderly manner.

"Gugua!"

A blue crow flapped its wings, fell from mid-air, and landed on Zhao Qi'an's shoulder.

Zhao Qi'an turned sideways and saw a man standing behind him. From his appearance, one could tell that he was not from the Central Plains, but a foreigner.

He had dark skin, a tattoo on the left side of his forehead, and an iron ring in his nostril. When he saw Zhao Qi'an, he was both happy and surprised. After a while, he reacted and hurriedly saluted. He spoke in a poorly fluent Central Plains dialect, looking uneasy: "Boss."

"Offering to Yinuer."

Zhao Qi'an nodded, which was considered a greeting.

His arrival quickly attracted the attention of many people living here, and soon many people came out of the village.

"Boss." "Master Zhao Enzhu."

Zhao Qi'an greeted them one by one. These people were all his guests. Some were masters of martial arts, while others were talented people with special abilities.

Old eunuch Wei was also here, leaning on a crutch and supported by others, and he came over tremblingly: "Why did Master Zhao come in person today? Is there something important?"

Zhao Qi'an explained his purpose: "Mr. Wei, I came here today to look for Huang Long to worship."

As soon as the name of Taoist Huanglong was mentioned, everyone present showed helplessness and disgust.

Zhao Qi'an looked around and asked, "Why isn't Taoist Master Huang Long here?"

The old eunuch Wei said awkwardly, "Master Zhao, please don't blame me. Taoist Huanglong fiddles with his broken alchemy furnace every day, and asks everyone to listen to the noise every day. This old servant couldn't stand it, so I argued with Taoist Huanglong. Then he moved to the foot of the mountain to live, which is convenient for him to take care of his apprentices and doesn't affect others."

This Taoist Huanglong... is really a person who is despised by everyone. Even the old eunuch Wei couldn't help but say a few sly words to him.

Zhao Qi'an could only comfort him, "I didn't think it through. I will find a way to solve this problem later..."

……

After Zhao Qi had comforted the priests in the worship hall, he went down the mountain again.

He searched for a while at the foot of the mountain before he found the place where Taoist Huanglong was "refining the elixir".

It was a simple and shabby thatched hut, with drafts leaking from all sides and without even a decent beam frame. It looked like it could collapse at any time.

When Zhao Qi'an found this place, before he got close to the hut, he saw a large group of people rushing out of the hut.

There was a look of fear and panic on everyone's face, and they looked back as they ran.

Zhao Qi'an couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

At this time, a kind-hearted person saw him stop where he was and quickly reminded him:

"Run! It's about to explode!"

What's about to explode?

Before Zhao Qi'an could ask, he heard a sudden explosion behind him.

"boom!"

The originally simple hut exploded instantly.

Above the earth, dust filled the air.

In the dust, a middle-aged Taoist priest walked out, his face covered in dust. His Taoist robe was tattered and naked.

As he walked out, he muttered, "This is weird. It shouldn't be fried. The proportions are wrong. It must be that the proportions of one piece are wrong..."

He seemed to be thinking deeply and walked straight towards Zhao Qian'an. He was about to bump into Zhao Qian'an, but he didn't show any intention of stopping.

Zhao Qi'an could only reach out and hold his shoulder: "Master Huanglong!"

There was some spiritual energy in his voice, which made Taoist Huang Long come back to his senses as if awakened from a dream. He turned his head to look at Zhao Qi'an and asked in surprise: "Master Zhao?"

The next moment, Taoist Huang Long's face was filled with joy and surprise, and he rushed to Zhao Qian'an and said, "Master, have you figured it out? We finally found traces of a real dragon, and I heard it's in the Western Desert. Let's set off as soon as possible to snatch the remains of the real dragon from the Western Desert!"

"With the remains of a real dragon, my alchemy skills will surely be perfected! By then, I will share my 'immortal status' with my boss!"

Taoist Huanglong was still obsessed with the remains of the real dragon. When the news of the Western Desert came out, he couldn't wait to pack up his things and took all his apprentices to the Western Desert. In the end, Zhao Qian'an sent people to stop him.

Zhao Qi'an also hurriedly stopped him at this time: "Master, Master... the matter of the true dragon remains needs to be dealt with slowly. I came to you today because of another matter."

(End of this chapter)