Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 122: Demons from all directions, Demon Hunting Atlas

"I have also heard of this royal zombie king. He was killed by anti-Qing heroes in his early years. After his death, he was refined into a zombie. He has been guarding the imperial mausoleum and absorbing dragon veins and earth energy to practice. Taoist Wu of Gezhao Mountain, Zhang Xuanruo of Longhu Mountain, and the spiritual master of Wutai Mountain all died in his hands." Taoist Simu said. He traveled all over the country and was well-informed.

"Junior brother! You are lucky enough to escape from Xuankui!" Simu then raised his glass and clinked it with Qianhe.

At this moment, no one mentioned anything about avenging Chizuru. It wasn't because they didn't have the fellowship, but because it was impossible to do it.

Zombie King Xuankui is himself a top demon in this world, with terrifying magical powers and corpse aura. Moreover, he is one of the few remaining members of the Qing royal family. With such a large group of Maoshan Taoists running to the capital, they might encounter soldiers with guns and cannons before they even run into Zombie King Xuankui.

After several rounds of volleys, even the most powerful Taoist magic could not withstand it.

These Zhengyi Taoist priests who practiced talismans and borrowed the power of heaven and earth had many means to deal with demons and monsters, and could easily defeat the strong with the weak. But if they encountered a living person, seven out of ten of their means would be wasted. The few talismans and spells that could work on humans were mostly for fun and were not as effective as fists and feet.

Of course, if it is some sinister and evil monks, it seems to be the opposite. Most of their methods are used to harm people, but they are powerless to deal with demons and monsters.

"Everyone, I wonder how many big demons like Xuankui are there in this world?" When Qiu Chuji heard Qianhe say that his sword energy only forced Xuankui to retreat, he roughly guessed that the ability of this Zombie King was at least comparable to his. Now it was a good opportunity to take a closer look at the high-end combat power of this world.

Among them, the Three Mountains Talismans and the living heads of various lineages were difficult for Qiu Chuji to inquire about, and these people would not reveal the details, not to mention that they might not know the whole story.

But if there are some terrifying demons, these Maoshan Taoists who are scattered all over the world can get together and maybe they can really piece together some of them.

Although the zombie world has telephones and trains, and communications and transportation are far superior to those in ancient times, due to social unrest and the rise of demons as Taoism declines, many practitioners actually don't know how many powerful demons there are in this world.

Although Xuankui is powerful, he is probably just the tip of the iceberg.

Ma said, "I know that there is an old demon named Moon Wolf in Black Rock Mountain. It is said that he has been practicing for a thousand years. He has gathered many demons under his command, and turned the area within a hundred miles into a demon country. A hermit from the Wudang Sect once went to kill the demon, but he never left Black Rock Mountain. I heard that the old demon made his skull into a magic weapon and carried it with him."

"I also know this old monster. It has been practicing for thousands of years, but became famous in the late Qing Dynasty. There is also a saying that it was secretly sealed by the imperial court in the past, and when the Manchus lost their country, they released these monsters that had been sealed for many years to harm people." Simu didn't wait for the words to fall to the ground and immediately continued.

After a moment of silence, Lin Jiu said, "Our master and uncle also worked together to kill this old monster before, but they also returned empty-handed and suffered some casualties, so they kept it a secret. This old monster has already manifested a demon kingdom. Unless humanity increases greatly and tens of thousands of strong soldiers are used to advance and break through the demon kingdom where he is, we can only wait for the right opportunity to kill him."

Hearing Lin Jiu's words, all the Taoists looked unhappy.

They could all see the chaos in the world caused by demons, but they could do nothing about the big demons that were endangering others, which made them feel more and more unhappy.

The Moon Wolf Demon is different from Xuan Kui. Xuan Kui is the amulet of the remnants of the Qing Dynasty. Although he is also very fierce, he will not come out to harm people easily.

The old demon Moon Wolf is truly expanding the demon kingdom, and the harm he is bringing to the world is visible and tangible.

Ao Tianlong, who looked 80% similar to Lin Jiuchang but was not born from the same mother, changed the subject and said, "As everyone knows, I have been tracking the Red Robe Fire Ghost. At first, its cultivation was not very deep, but very strange. Every time it escaped from me, its cultivation would increase greatly. I am afraid that after a while, I will not be its opponent. I suspect that it can absorb the war in this world and gradually become stronger. Every time it escapes from my pursuit, it can be regarded as avoiding a disaster and can make further progress."

"I have been waiting outside the border for these years, just to wait for it to come out."

When these words were spoken, everyone was surprised. Among the Maoshan disciples of their generation, except for the eldest brother Shi Jian, Lin Jiu and Ao Tianlong had the strongest cultivation. These guys gave Ao Tianlong a headache, wouldn't it be a death sentence for them?
Thinking of this, everyone kept this red-robed fire ghost in mind.

Dagui, who had a fat head and big ears, could only close his Taoist robe halfway, revealing his big belly. He seemed to be at odds with Ao Tianlong. Hearing this, he said disdainfully: "You can't kill this red-robed fire ghost, that's because you don't have the ability. I recently learned some Western tricks that are very effective in catching ghosts. Next time you see it, tell me its address and I'll show you my skills."

Upon hearing this, Ao Tianlong put down his chopsticks and was about to have a fight with the fat man.

"Alright! Alright! Brothers, let's not make a fool of ourselves." Lin Jiu immediately tried to smooth things over.

He has a good relationship with others and everyone usually buys into his ideas. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to organize a ceremony to borrow a talisman and have everyone come to watch.

Of course, the reason why so many people came was only because of Lin Jiu’s good popularity. The more important thing was of course the purified demon pill in Qiu Chuji’s hand.

This thing has gradually developed into hard currency in the practice circle. It is of course a luxury to use it for daily practice, but if it is used to break through the barriers, it is much better than at the critical moment, and you have to endure the discomfort and absorb the filthy Yuan Qi of heaven and earth. It can also increase the probability of breaking through the barriers.

Qiu Chuji also said at the right time: "After listening to your speeches, I want to compile a 'Demon Hunting Atlas'. I would like to trouble you to use your connections to find out what kind of demons there are, what abilities they have, what taboos they have, and what benefits we can get from them after hunting them."

"If this book can be compiled and spread to practitioners all over the world, it will surely help many fellow practitioners avoid losses. When they encounter difficult demons, they can retreat in advance and call on fellow practitioners to help."

Seeing that everyone was not interested, Qiu Chuji took out the bait again: "Of course, I won't let you work for nothing. Find out the origin of a relatively rare or powerful monster, draw a detailed monster map, and send it to me. As long as it doesn't overlap with others, I will give you five purified monster pills as a reward."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the Taoists present lit up immediately. They knew how good the purified demon pill was.

The cultivation levels of this group of fellow disciples varied, but after exchanging the purified demon pills from Qiu Chuji, at least their cultivation levels were raised to a small level.

Taoists like Mamadi and Dagui, who were living a muddled life, or who had given up the traditional way of Taoism, also regained a little hope.

It's just that they were not very active in capturing monsters in the past, so now they naturally have very few monster pills accumulated, and the pills they exchanged from Qiu Chuji are even fewer. However, their means are limited and their abilities are insufficient, so even if they want to try harder to capture monsters in the future, they will not be able to do so.

As if hearing that there was another way to get the purified demon pill, his heart immediately became excited.

They searched their minds for some strange monsters that they knew and understood, and planned to go find Qiu Chuji to make a deal after the banquet.

As for why Qiu Chuji wanted to create the Demon Hunting Atlas, it was of course to better collect resources.

The demon pills are no longer a scarce commodity for him. He doesn't have to move them. He just needs to sit there every day and wait for people to come and trade with him.

Because of Qiu Chuji's actions, for a whole month, the original momentum of the decline of Taoism and the rise of demons seemed to be curbed a little.

Of course, this is an illusion.

It is not easy to train a qualified Taoist priest, but it may only take several years to grow into a monster that can kill and eat people.

The so-called big monsters and old monsters who have cultivated for a hundred or a thousand years are a minority. For the vast majority of monsters, it is considered good if they can cultivate for ten years. Many of them are actually not much different from wild beasts in the mountains. They just have some spiritual intelligence and mastered extraordinary abilities.

It is precisely because of this that they are controlled by their nature, and some folk remedies can also be effective against these monsters.

Demon pills are not scarce, but the body materials or abilities of some special demons and monsters may not be useless.

For example, the effect of drawing talismans with a talisman pen made from the tip of a wolf demon's tail that has been stored for many years can be better than that of ordinary talisman pens.

There are also rare jade monsters and mineral monsters, which are themselves excellent materials for refining magical instruments.

"Since you have such thoughts, I support you."

"Here I have a diary of demon-fighting that I have accumulated over the years and records my daily activities. I'll give it to you later." Lin Jiu toasted Qiu Chuji with a glass of wine and said.

Qiu Chuji smiled and said, "Thank you for your support, Daoist friend. I have thirty Demon Purification Pills here. I will give them to you first. If you have more, I will not return it. If you have less, I will give you more!"

Lin Jiu politely declined on the surface, but after Qiu Chuji persuaded him a few more times, he acquiesced.

All the fellow disciples around him looked at Lin Jiu as if he were a traitor.

We are all old brothers, who doesn’t know who?

Are you, Lin Jiu, a person who writes a diary?

shameless!
"I also have a demon-killing notebook here, which I will give to you later." Simu was the second one to follow up. Despising Lin Jiu was one thing, but there was no need to delay catching the second fish.

What about the notes and diaries on exorcising demons and conquering monsters? Aren’t they all copied from the library in Maoshan with a lantern in hand?

Qiu Chuji smiled and responded.

Doesn’t he know what Lin Jiu and Simu are planning?
He knows, but how do you know? Isn’t this Qiu Chuji’s purpose?
Of course it is not possible to directly ask Maoshan to open the secret books to him.

But as long as you take a little detour like this, your goal will be achieved!

"Bah! What a shameless guy!" The fellow disciples looked down on Simu, and then spoke up one after another, saying that they were also serious people who had the habit of writing diaries.

(End of this chapter)