The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 141 Traveling Together

Last time, we talked about Yi Ling using a spell to help Yu Jiu break the suspended death constitution, and then he sat by the fire and chatted with Li Yi. They talked about spiritual energy. Given Li Yi's personality, would he leave after a serious chat? Let's read on.

Talking about cultivation, Yi Ling was obviously much more lively. In order to get closer and bring the topic to the dual cultivation technique, Li Yi began to change the subject: "So what is your assignment when you go down the mountain to travel? Eradicate the Ye Mao Mountain? And what are these Ye Mao Mountains all about?"

Yi Ling shook his head and said, "My main assignment this time when I went down the mountain is to look for the trace of Huangluxian, and eradicating evil cultivators is also one of the assignments. Not everyone in Yesmao Mountain is an evil cultivator, but there are many people in Yesmao Mountain who practice evil methods. It is said that Yesmao Mountain has some connection with our Dizong..." As he spoke, Yi Ling began to talk about the origin of Yesmao Mountain.

Maoshan is located in the hinterland of Jiankang, Jingkou and Jinling in the Southern Liang Dynasty. It has beautiful scenery, numerous peaks, caves, springs and pools. It is a rare blessed place, so the Di Zong opened a Taoist temple here early. The origin of Ye Maoshan and Di Zong can be traced back to the two Taoist temples, Shangqing Temple on Maoshan and Hunyuan Temple at the foot of the mountain. Hunyuan Temple was built by Zhu Gui, a disciple of Shangqing Temple. The two temples have a heritage relationship. Every year, Hunyuan Temple selects outstanding disciples to be sent to Shangqing Temple for further study, and the master of Hunyuan Temple is also an outstanding graduate of Shangqing Temple.

The original intention of establishing Hunyuan Temple was to recruit disciples and select outstanding disciples to continue to study magic. However, as time passed, wars continued, people's hearts changed, and the disciples recruited by Hunyuan Temple began to be mixed, which led to Hunyuan Temple becoming a pool of muddy water. One year, Huang Weiju, a disciple selected by Hunyuan Temple to be sent to Shangqing Temple, was gifted and had excellent qualifications. He was listed as a key training target by Shangqing Temple, but he never thought that he practiced to the point of madness and even restrained mortals with powerful souls to absorb their spiritual power.

When the head of the Dizong sect learned about this, he ordered Shangqing Temple to clean up the sect. Shangqing Temple sent people to dismiss the disciples of Hunyuan Temple, took back the scriptures and destroyed Hunyuan Temple, and severed the inheritance relationship with Hunyuan Temple. It is not known whether it was out of consideration for the feelings of fellow disciples or out of compassion, but the people who cleaned up the sect only abolished Huang Weiju's cultivation and expelled him from the sect without killing him.

Huang Weiju, who survived the catastrophe, not only did not give up, but also practiced again with his talent. He was the founder of Ye Maoshan, and the method he practiced was the evil Soul Devouring Technique that was not recognized by heaven and earth. Huang Weiju knew that his method was not right, so he acted very low-key and usually showed himself as an ordinary person. But how could an ordinary person not age for more than ten years? In order to hide his identity, he deliberately chose a dark place and practiced in seclusion on the north slope of Maoshan. He changed his name and appearance until he achieved success in his practice. He opened his own Taoist temple in Heshan and named it Heyuan Temple.

Huang Weiju, who had learned a painful lesson, summed up his experience of failure and managed Heyuan Temple very well. On the surface, it was a Taoist temple dedicated to exorcising demons, but in fact, it used captured demons and evil spirits to practice the Soul Devouring Technique. Later, as the number of disciples and their cultivation increased and the number of demons and evil spirits decreased, the disciples of Heyuan Temple, who could not control their thirst for power, traveled in large numbers, looking for souls that could be used for cultivation. This was the predecessor of Yemao Mountain.

But as time went on, Huang Weiju's control over his disciples naturally became less strict. When someone violated the ban and attacked a powerful soul in the mortal world, it was only a matter of time before Heyuan Temple and Huang Weiju were exposed. In the end, he was thrown into the soul melting furnace and his soul was destroyed. Moreover, this time, the Dizong cleaned up the sect more resolutely. All the disciples who had practiced the Soul Devouring Art in Heyuan Temple were executed, and those who had not yet been contaminated by the evil law were dismissed. Heyuan Temple was burned down, and Yemao Mountain disappeared.

However, during the chaotic times at the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was a cultivator who claimed to be a descendant of Huang Weiju. This person was Huang Luxian. He found a fragment of the Soul Devouring Art in the cave where Huang Weiju lived in seclusion on the northern slope of Maoshan Mountain. After practicing it, his spiritual power increased greatly, and he began his journey to pursue his ancestors. Huang Luxian searched everywhere for the traces of Huang Weiju and the disciples of Heyuan Temple. After all, Heyuan Temple was still very famous in the local area, and he actually found several descendants of Heyuan Temple.

Although the people he found were all descendants of disciples who had never practiced the Soul-Devouring Art, it can be said that hard work pays off. Huang Luxian concluded from clues that Huang Weiju had mastered the Soul-Devouring Art and created many spells while in Hunyuan Temple. In order to obtain these spells and the complete Soul-Devouring Art, he set out again to track down the traces of Hunyuan Temple.

Because Di Zong successively dismissed the disciples of Hunyuan Temple and Heyuan Temple, these expelled disciples did not dare to openly establish their own sect, but secretly passed on their own magic to later generations, causing Di Zong's magic to spread among the people. These independent practitioners who inherited their ancestors' magic were the real Ye Mao Shan later.

Huang Luxian mastered more magic while searching for these Ye Maoshans, which gave him the idea of ​​rebuilding Heyuan Temple. However, these Ye Maoshans were of varying quality in terms of cultivation and conduct, and coupled with the warning of the Earth Sect to clean up the sect, they were unwilling to rebuild Heyuan Temple with Huang Luxian and only wanted to do their own thing, so Ye Maoshan had many branches such as Nanmao, Beimao, Jiamao, Zhenxiu, and Fajue.

Although these people were unwilling to rebuild Heyuan Temple, they became active again under the connection of Huangluxian, and Yemao Mountain was revived in the Southern Dynasty. Di Zong also knew about this, but these Yemao Mountains could not become a big deal, not to mention that there were many unscrupulous people who cheated and deceived people in the name of Yemao Mountain, so Di Zong only asked the disciples to find and clean up the scum and evil cultivators in Yemao Mountain when they went down the mountain to train, and only issued a killing order to Huangluxian.

The fact that Huangluxian was able to escape from the Earth Sect's multiple pursuits proved his strength. In addition, judging from his life span, he was already over 120 years old and was likely to have mastered some means of avoiding the calamity. From the reports of the disciples of the Earth Sect who went down the mountain to train, it was learned that there were indeed many branches in Yemao Mountain that mastered spells targeting the soul. In addition to the Soul Devouring Art, Huangluxian was also proficient in various five-element spells. He had rich practical experience and was insidious and cunning, making him difficult to deal with.

After listening to Yi Ling's story, Li Yi's mind flashed with the face of Zhou Zongguan, and he thought: Zhou Zongguan is from the Southern Dynasty, could he be Huangluxian? The way to avoid the heavenly calamity is to use the dragon energy or the luck of the Northern Wei Dynasty? Hiss, this possibility cannot be ruled out now. Zhou Zongguan came to the Northern Wei Dynasty in the previous dynasty, which means it has been twenty years, right?

Thinking of this, Li Yi asked, "When was the last time this Huangluxian showed up?"

Yi Ling stared at Li Yi and asked, "Did you think of someone? Do you think that person might be the Yellow Furnace Immortal?"

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Answer my question first! When was the last time you learned of the whereabouts of Huangluxian, and where did he appear?"

Yi Ling replied, "Twenty-six years ago, Danshan, not far from here, on the southwest shore of Fuling Lake."

Li Yi thought to himself: So, the time is almost right. Maybe Manager Zhou is the Yellow Stove Immortal. I can understand him fleeing to the Northern Wei Dynasty, but as an evil cultivator serving beside the Emperor, isn't he afraid of the dragon energy? No, Empress Dowager Xiao and Tuoba Jun must know his background, otherwise they would never keep an evil cultivator around! Manager Zhou not only has to protect the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but also has to check and balance the Dugu and Nangong families.

Wait, I remember he said that as long as the Queen Mother ordered, he would die to protect Tuoba Ziyi from the heavenly tribulation. Was he sincere? If he was sincere, then he must have mastered some method to avoid the heavenly tribulation, which is more similar to the ability of Huangluxian? If he was not sincere, was he trying to provoke me or was he acting for the Queen Mother?

Yi Ling saw Li Yi's serious expression and asked, "Master said that you can help me complete this assignment and he will definitely not lie to me. Do you have any ideas? Or do you suspect someone?"

Li Yi looked at Yi Ling and asked, "If Huangluxian is an evil cultivator, can he stay with the Human Emperor? The Human Emperor who possesses dragon energy?"

Yi Ling shook her head and said, "The dragon energy of the emperor was transformed from the ancient golden dragon, and the ancient golden dragon was originally a demon beast, so it is hard to say whether the dragon energy will repel evil cultivators. What, do you suspect that the Yellow Furnace Immortal is hiding in the palace and staying by the emperor's side? Yes, there is indeed such a possibility. We have never been to the palace to look for him! I will go to the palace to look for him now!"

Yi Ling stood up and was about to leave. Li Yi grabbed her hand and said, "Wait a minute! Why are you in such a hurry? This is just a guess! Not to mention that the palace is heavily guarded, it would be dangerous for you to rush in. Even if you really find the Yellow Luxian, if he doesn't leave the palace, do you still want to take action in the palace? You know that Southern Liang worships Buddhism and suppresses Taoism. Are you trying to give Emperor Liang an excuse to clean up the Taoist sect?"

Yi Ling shook off Li Yi's hand and sat back in her original position, saying unhappily, "Then what do you say we should do?"

Li Yi replied: "Since your master said that I can help you complete your homework, there must be a reason for it. I promise to help you find the Yellow Luxian!"

Yi Ling said excitedly: "A gentleman's word is as good as gold!"

Li Yi nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, I will never break my promise."

Li Yi calmed Yi Ling down, thinking: It is still unclear whether Manager Zhou is the Huangluxian, and more evidence is needed. Even if he is the Huangluxian, whether he is good or bad is another matter. I must not let her act recklessly now. Fortunately, this silly girl thought I was talking about the Nanliang Palace, so I have to hurry up and collect more clues.

Li Yi pointed at the saber and asked, "What about this knife?"

Yi Ling smiled and said, "There is a branch in Ye Mao Mountain called Ghost Blade. They use gold evil ghosts to forge weapons and attach evil spirits to the weapons. This knife is made in this way. If you take this knife, plus your spiritual power, you will definitely attract many evil cultivators from Ye Mao Mountain who want to seize the weapons and spiritual power. I can eliminate them one by one!"

Li Yi looked at Yi Ling and thought: Oh, you want to get something for free? How can that be possible? Only I can get something for free, how can I let others get something for free? So Li Yi said: "No, why should I help you? Give me a reason first!"

Yi Ling's eyes widened as she asked, "Why, do you want to break your promise?"

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I can help you find Huangluxian, but as you said, my current situation is already tempting enough for those evil cultivators in Yemao Mountain. If you still want me to use you as bait, you have to give me some benefits! Otherwise, I won't take the risk!"

Yi Ling looked at Li Yi and blinked, as if she suddenly remembered something, and reached out from her sleeve to take out a wooden box and handed it to him. Li Yi took the wooden box and opened it. Inside was a booklet with the Lingyin Mantra written on it. Li Yi asked in confusion, "What does this mean?"

Yi Ling said contemptuously: "Master said that you are a very vulgar person, lustful and like to take advantage. If I don't give you some benefits, you will definitely not help me with all your strength! This Lingyin Mantra is the most suitable method for you. If you learn it, you will be able to master the use of spiritual power."

Li Yi looked at the Lingyin Mantra and shook his head and said, "I don't want to learn any Lingyin Mantra!"

Yi Ling said: "This Lingyin Mantra is a method of controlling spiritual power through music. If you master it, you don't need to use the Vajra Divine Art when you encounter trouble in Liang State, which will help you hide your identity! Li Yi, you should know that you have never practiced but have such a strong soul power, which is far beyond your Buddhist power. Don't you want to try it? See how strong you can be if you master the use of spiritual power?"

Yi Ling's words touched Li Yi. When he looked through the Lingyin Mantra, he also discovered the mystery in it, so he asked, "Why can this Lingyin Mantra be passed on to outsiders?"

Yi Ling replied, "This is a method that was introduced to our sect from the secular world. After hundreds of years of improvement by our ancestors, we have the Lingyin Mantra. There is a sect in the martial arts world called Xuanle Pavilion that also practices this method, so this is not a unique spell of our sect, let alone a secret one."

Li Yi said with a sigh: "Oh, then I don't want to learn it either. What I want to learn is the dual cultivation technique!"

Yi Ling stood up with a red face and cursed: "What are you thinking about, you pervert! Don't say that I don't know the dual cultivation technique. Even if I do, I can't teach you! It's up to you to help me or not. I can complete the homework without you! Humph!" Yi Ling threw the peach wood sword into the air, then jumped onto the sword and flew away, leaving Li Yi standing there in a daze.