Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 116: The world is in chaos, the devil is rising and the Tao is declining

He tried to take a long breath of the Yuan Qi of this world. While his skills increased slightly, all kinds of desires grew like weeds. Although they were immediately cut off by Qiu Chuji, he realized that although the Yuan Qi of this world was lively, it was not easy to practice diligently.

Qiu Chuji could easily suppress all kinds of desires and distracting thoughts in one breath, but he was afraid that over time, too many negative distracting thoughts would accumulate in the body and could not be eliminated, thus gradually leading to a drastic change in temperament.

From this point of view, even though he was invited to this world, Qiu Chuji was temporarily unable to act alone and seek opportunities to practice.

I also need to communicate with Taoist Qianhe to understand how they practice and how to eliminate the unclean air mixed in the primordial qi of heaven and earth.

On the other side, Taoist Qianhe blew a whistle to summon a small snake about one foot long. He let the small snake wander on the broken bronze coffin. After it licked a few drops of blood remaining on the coffin, Qianhe strode forward, grabbed the small snake, put it to his mouth, and bit it hard. In an instant, his eyes turned red, as if he sensed something.

Qianhe was chewing raw snake meat with his mouth full of snake blood, and he did not look kind.

Spitting out the snake blood and snake meat in his mouth, Qianhe pointed in a direction and said to Qiu Chuji: "Daoyou! My client is hiding about ten miles from here. Please help me!"

"It was struck out of the coffin by the thunderbolt, and it is not afraid of the Yang Fire. If it is allowed to suck the blood of its loved ones, it will be very bad. It will definitely become another vicious and untamable demon that brings disaster to the world."

Qiu Chuji looked at Qianhe, whose eyes were still red, and asked as he followed him toward the destination, "What method did you use just now? It doesn't look like a righteous method."

Qian He smiled bitterly: "The world is in chaos, the energy is chaotic, and it is increasingly difficult to ask the ancestors for help. Even for us Maoshan disciples, it is extremely difficult to draw advanced talismans. I don't have many talismans to use now, and most of my magic tools have been damaged. I can only use some unorthodox methods I learned in my early years as a temporary emergency measure."

"You mean, it wasn't like this before?" Qiu Chuji asked.

Qian He said: "Maybe! It has been like this since I started practicing Taoism. I just heard from my elders that when the world was peaceful in the past, it was easier to practice and it was easier to ask the ancestors to appear."

"When I breathed in and out just now, I felt that the turbid air between heaven and earth was quite heavy. How do you deal with it in your daily practice?" Qiu Chuji asked doubtfully.

"Fellow Daoist, you have indeed noticed it. Our way of dealing with it is to ignore it. After each exercise, we will digest it for a period of time. During this period, we will try to do more good things to strengthen our determination to follow the Dao and do good."

"In today's world, the Tao is declining and the devil is rising. It is not easy to stick to the right path."

As they were talking, the two of them walked at a fast pace, and soon they arrived at the bottom of a cliff cave.

There was a chilly cold air at the entrance of the cliff cave, and frost had condensed on the surrounding grass and trees, indicating that there was a very ferocious creature in the cave.

Seeing this situation, Taoist Qianhe actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately... it must have been injured just now. It is now recovering in the cave. It will take at most one or two hours for it to absorb the Yin Qi from the earth veins and recover."

Taoist Master Qianhe did not rush in to collect the zombies immediately, but set up some arrangements outside the cave first.

He turned over and tore off his Taoist robe, rubbed his hands and twisted it into a large half red and half yellow net, which he hung at the entrance of the cave. Qianhe then drew talismans with blood on his fingertips to lock the four corners of southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest.

"I will seal the cave entrance first, then go to my senior brother's house to borrow some magic tools and materials, and then I will fight this zombie to the death!"

As he was speaking, several zombies infected with corpse poison jumped out of the cave and slammed into the net, making a "hissing" sound like meat being grilled on a teppanyaki grill.

Several zombies burst into flames in the blink of an eye.

It didn't matter that they were reduced to ashes, but the net set by Taoist Qianhe was also destroyed.

An ugly royal zombie wearing official uniform immediately flew out of the cave and pounced on Qianhe.

Taoist Qianhe had no weapon at this moment, and most of his magic power was consumed. He could only bite his tongue, hold a mouthful of blood, and then use his magic power to spray the blood out, piercing the face of the royal zombie.

This move can only be regarded as a delaying measure. Zombies are not ghosts and are not afraid of such attacks.

Even the essence and blood of those who practice cultivation can be regarded as a tonic for it.

Qianhe's move was more like an attempt to make this royal zombie "unable to be replenished" within a short period of time.

boom!
A huge fireball hit the zombie before Chizuru could reach it.

The zombie immediately became covered in flames and rolled on the ground.

Then bursts of white frost spurted out from the pores all over its body, trying to extinguish the flames on its body.

But this fire seemed to have a spirit. The more it was driven away, the more vigorously it burned.

Gradually, the royal zombie stopped struggling, and with a roar, it fell to the ground and was burned to ashes.

Everything was over very quickly, so quickly that Qianhe could only barely spit out half of the blood and essence in her mouth, and swallowed the other half back.

Qianhe turned her head and looked at Qiu Chuji.

Although he had defeated his mortal enemy, for some reason he did not feel happy.

"Is it relatively fire-resistant?" Qiu Chuji asked Qianhe.

Qianhe nodded: "Maybe... What kind of Taoist magic did you use? Is it the legendary Samadhi True Fire?"

"I guess so!" Qiu Chuji didn't know how to explain it in detail.

This fire of his was originally stimulated by the true qi with fire power and combined with the original qi of heaven and earth. However, in Taoism, there are also those who regard the Samadhi True Fire as a fire ignited by the combination of 'primordial spirit, primordial energy, and primordial essence'. Qiu Chuji cultivated the golden elixir, and the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit can be combined in the golden elixir. The fire power stimulated by this may also have some similarities with the Samadhi True Fire.

"What are your plans next?" Qiu Chuji asked Qianhe. Qianhe scratched his head and said, "First... first clean up the zombies that were bitten to death by the royal zombies, and then go to my senior brother Simu to recuperate."

"The zombies are burned. I have several officials who are traveling with me. I don't know whether they are alive or dead. If they are not dead, I need to go to the capital with them."

"Will there be trouble?" Qiu Chuji asked.

"There's no trouble at all. The Qing dynasty has fallen, and the royal family is just a shell."

"If not for this, a royal family member who died on the frontier and turned into a zombie could not be sent to the capital by a Taoist priest without any position or rank like me." Taoist Qianhe waved his hand indifferently.

The royal zombies had already turned into corpses long ago, and according to the rules they should have been burned to death. The reason they were pressed into the capital in a copper-horned golden coffin was simply because of the large amount of money they were given.

Qiu Chuji nodded and said, "In that case, let's part ways for the time being. I also need to take a good look at your world and look for opportunities."

He had no intention of following Qianhe to find Taoist Simu because it didn't make much sense.

It would be of little use for Qiu Chuji to learn some simple tricks from Qianhe. As for those fundamental Maoshan methods, it was unlikely that Qianhe, Simu, or the famous Lin Jiu would pass them on to him, the "ancestor" of Quanzhen.

As for him, with the name "Qiu Chuji", it would be best if he didn't think about joining Mount Mao, otherwise he would be in big trouble.

In that case, I might as well travel alone and see the world, even if it's just to find a few wild monsters and extract some magic pills and essences to bring back for research!

Although Qianhe did not set a time limit for Qiu Chuji to stay in this world, it is not entirely up to Qianhe to decide how long Qiu Chuji can stay.

It also depends on how long his good fortune can last.

If Qianhe's fortune runs out, Qiu Chuji, the invited "guest", will be voluntarily expelled from the world.

The Yuxu Bell is a polite Taoist treasure. It is impossible for it to force its way into and stay in a certain world without an invitation from the owner.

Unless one day, Qiu Chuji's cultivation and ability surpass the Yuxu Bell and he is no longer bound by its rules.

"Hey! Wait!"

"This is for you!" Taoist Qianhe took out five silver dollars from his arms, thought for a while, and took out two more from his collar. He handed all seven dollars to Qiu Chuji.

"This is the currency used in our world. You are new here, so take this and use it first."

"I will be leaving for the capital soon. If you need me, you can go to the capital."

"If you encounter difficulties and it is inconvenient to go to Beijing, go to Renjia Town to find Lin Jiu. He is my senior brother and a reliable person. Tell me your name. As long as it is not too much trouble, he should be able to help you."

Qianhe did not mention Simu, but he knew his senior brothers very well.

Although Simu is not a bad person, he is very slippery in his dealings with people. When he encounters difficulties, he runs away faster than anyone else. To be frank, he is not very reliable.

Although Lin Jiu is not an honest man, he can stand up when encountering problems.

Qiu Chuji took the seven dollars, thought for a while, took out one of them, transformed his true energy into sword energy, pressed it into it, and then handed it to Qianhe.

"Inside this coin is a sword energy I left behind. It may sound exaggerated to say that it can kill anything, but this sword energy can kill ten zombies like the one just now."

"You keep it for now. When you encounter danger, throw it out and break it. The sword energy will be released on its own."

Upon hearing this, Qianhe immediately stuffed the returned dollar into her arms, secretly wondering when to incorporate the dollar into the Golden Money Sword.

It's a shame to use such a good thing as a disposable prop.

Thinking of this, he might have to stay in Simu for a few more days.

After all, Taoist Simu was the best among all the Maoshan disciples of their generation in learning the craft of making magical instruments.

The two separated at this point. Qiu Chuji used the Emperor's Qi-Seeing Technique to look far away from a high place. When he saw a place covered with evil clouds, he stepped on the breeze and flew all the way there.

After cultivating the golden elixir, the true qi can circulate freely throughout the body. Qiu Chuji soars in the sky with the power of the wind. Although he cannot yet ride on clouds and mist, he can already fly with the wind. His speed is much faster than his original travel by light skills.

In the mountains and forests, the evil fog was thick. Qiu Chuji had amazing sensitivity and soon found a black wild dog in a cave full of corpses.

The wild dog sensed Qiu Chuji's gaze, rolled over, and turned into a hunchbacked old man. With a howl, it pounced towards Qiu Chuji, with murderous gleams in its eyes, and it was definitely not a kind person.

brush!
The sword energy flew into the air and cut the dog demon into two pieces.

The demon pill with a fishy smell also fell to the ground.

Qiu Chuji stretched out his hand and a breeze came, washing away the stains on his door, and he got the magic pill.

Inject a little true Qi and feel the breath of this demon pill.

"It is indeed an energy crystal. Its aura is mixed, and its only advantage is the energy it stores." Qiu Chuji put away the demon pill, intending to take it back to the small world to purify it before making further arrangements.

(End of this chapter)