Chapter 344

"Everyone, please this way."

The small official led the way diligently, speaking very politely.

Li Yan and his group followed behind, curiously looking around.

Lake Lake Liangzi had a huge area, so it was naturally impossible to blockade it all, but the main mountain roads were all patrolled, and there were navy patrol boats on the river.

Not to mention any thieves, even those Miao villages, under the instructions of the Witch Grandmother, didn't dare to approach Lake Lake Liangzi during this time.

Li Yan and the others were focused on cultivation and were too lazy to provoke trouble; even the wild deity of Lake Lake Liangzi, under Lu San's reminder, ran to other places to take refuge.

Not having come for several days, there were indeed many changes here.

Not to mention those patrolling soldiers, many corners of the riverbank were nailed with iron pillars two meters high, covered with yellow talismans.

"This is a Dragon-Breaking Stake."

Wang Wang Daoxuan reminded in a low voice, and showed Li Yan the compass.

The needle on it changed constantly, sometimes spinning rapidly, sometimes suddenly sinking, sometimes motionless.

This was a sign of the severance of earth energy.

"Dragon-Breaking Stake," Wang Wang Daoxuan had told him about this thing; it was a secret method used by feng shui masters to block the energy of the earth's veins.

That "Shi Rou" had fused with the extremely ominous place and was buried deep underground; even if they wanted to suppress and kill it with thunder magic, they had to force it out first.

While speaking, everyone had arrived at the north shore of the lake.

This was near the entrance of the tomb before, and now a large camp had been built, laid out according to the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, with more than twenty large and small tents.

Not only were there garrison soldiers patrolling, but there were also martial monks from the Near Wuchang Law Enforcement Hall following them.

After entering the camp, the small official led them to an empty tent, then said: "The official and several high-level Mystic Sect experts are discussing, Young Hero Li please follow me, the others please rest here for now."

This matter had been explained early on, and besides, their main purpose was to witness the Daoist thunder magic, so they naturally had no opinion.

As for Li Yan, he followed the small official to the large tent.

Many people had already gathered in the tent, including Buddhists, Daoists, and Confucians.

As for Yuan Feng, don't look at him as just a kind old man, but he was a Physician of the fifth rank, and this matter was organized by the Yuhang Qingli Division, so he naturally sat in the hall.

"Greetings, official."

Seeing this situation, Li Yan straightened his posture and cupped his hands in salute.

This was clearly a military operation; regardless of their private relationship, in such an occasion, the proper etiquette could not be lacking.

At this moment, Yuan Feng was also upright, wearing a green official robe, embroidered with a white pheasant on the front, wearing a black official hat, his demeanor majestic.

Seeing Li Yan arrive, he smiled and stroked his beard: "Everyone, this is the Ezhou righteous man Li Yan; this matter was discovered and reported by him, and he is also the only person who escaped from the Gaochang Ghost City."

Immediately, gazes of scrutiny gathered in the hall.

Li Yan looked straight ahead, cupping his hands: "The official praises me too much."

After Yuan Feng signaled, he sat in the last seat on the lower left of the hall, and only then did he calmly observe everyone in the hall.

Among them, there were many acquaintances.

On the Buddhist side, it was naturally Master Master Tonghuan of Baotong Zen Temple, sitting beside him was Master Chengjue of the Near Wuchang Law Enforcement Hall, and several old Confucian scholars brought by Yuan Feng were also among them.

But there was one person who surprised Li Yan, and that was the double-pupil feng shui master Yu Lanshan who had become famous in Near Wuchang.

This person had already thrown himself under the Prince's mansion, needless to say, he was representing the Prince of Near Wuchang; after all, this place was not far from Near Wuchang City, and there was also the Tomb of the Prince of Chu nearby.

And the ones who attracted Li Yan even more were three people.

Among them was an old Daoist, tall, with tiger eyes and white eyebrows, wearing a red Daoist robe, embroidered with the Yuluo Xiao Tai, sun, moon, stars, cranes, auspicious clouds, etc., looking dazzling.

Seeing this person, Li Yan's heart suddenly tightened.

He knew this attire; it was the high-level Daoist robe of the Zhengyi Sect, it seemed the one who would perform thunder magic this time was the Zhengyi Sect of Longhushan.

Among the Daoist sects of the Mystic Sect, there were many thunder magics, and each sect had different methods.

The publicly recognized strongest was the Shenxiao Sect, with the Five Thunder Magic as its core, including Ten Thunder, Thirty-Six Thunder, and various other methods.

Wang Wenqing, Lin Lingsu, Sa Shoujian... there were many experts.

But today, it had already declined somewhat.

And the Zhengyi Sect excelled in both internal and external cultivation, practicing the "Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Orthodox Magic," absorbing the strengths of various schools; the "Orthodox One Dharma Thunder" was a method to suppress the national fortune.

This old Daoist wasn't a martial arts expert, but sitting there, even if he restrained his aura, he still made Li Yan feel a sense of oppression in his chest.

He was no longer a novice, and had already learned about the situation of various sects of the Mystic Sect, knowing the approximate distribution of strength.

Cultivation at the third floor was the peak of mortal aptitude; in any place in the Divine Land, one would not be underestimated...

Cultivation at the fourth floor was a true expert of the Mystic Sect, traveling to various places to handle complex situations...

Cultivation at the fifth floor was the pillar of each dharma lineage.

Like the high-level Daoist of the Zhengyi Sect before him, and Master Master Tonghuan of Baotong Zen Temple opposite, they were basically at the fifth floor.

Cultivation at the sixth floor was a figure who suppressed the fortune of a sect; some practiced alone, stepping onto the path of ascension, while others lived in seclusion in grotto-heavens and blessed lands.

Cultivation at the seventh floor was at the level of a sect leader.

Cultivation at the eighth floor could leave a name in history books.

Cultivation at the ninth floor, after breaking through, one could ascend!

Further up, no one knew what was going on.

So Li Yan's "Luo Feng Scripture," which claimed to be able to cultivate to the eighteenth floor, was something even he himself was skeptical about.

He was young and fast approaching the third floor, and in the Alchemy Hall of Baotong Zen Temple, he had also shown the aptitude of a martial arts innate, which was why he was valued by several old monks.

If it were ordinary, they wouldn't even pay attention to him.

The arrival of this high-level Daoist from Longhushan this time was mostly to perform the "Orthodox One Dharma Thunder."

The second person who made Li Yan vigilant was a middle-aged official, also wearing a green robe, with an egret embroidered on the chest patch, looking like an official of the sixth rank.

This person's complexion was peaceful, his eyes slightly closed, as if he were about to fall asleep at any time, and the aura he revealed was average, about the third floor.

The reason he made Li Yan curious was only because the person sitting directly opposite him was Yu Lanshan.

And this double-pupil feng shui master, although trying his best to hide it, still glanced at that official from time to time, with vigilance mixed with a trace of dissatisfaction.

Before, hearing Yuan Feng say that he would invite a feng shui master from Ganzhou, named Yang Yang Mingqing, a descendant of Yang Yunsong. Not only was he young and entered the Imperial Observatory, but he would also become a learned scholar of Qiankun Academy.

Could it be this person?

As for the last person, it made Li Yan even more vigilant.

This was a Commandant's Office Thousand-Household, with sharp features, a vertical line between his eyebrows, although wearing the silver-embroidered black robe common to the Commandant's Office, he also wore a layer of leather armor outside, with a flintlock firearm at his waist and a long sword on his back, as if ready to stand up and fight at any time.

His complexion was gloomy, his body full of evil energy; after Li Yan entered the tent, he looked at him from time to time, his gaze carrying scrutiny, without any taboo.

What are you looking at me for?

Could it be that we have a grudge?

Li Yan was vigilant in his heart, but his complexion remained unchanged.

And Yuan Feng above continued: "This time the situation is a bit complex, so this official had to ask everyone to come." "Master Master Tonghuan, have you found anything these days?"

The old monk said calmly: "In the Gaochang Ghost City, those lonely ghosts have been bound for thousands of years and should have long since scattered, but they were nourished by the land of yin evil and could not be transcended."

"They are trapped by 'Shi Rou' and have fused with it; what this poor monk can do is perform an An-Hun ritual, so those wronged souls can be settled, and 'Shi Rou' will not erupt..."

"Master Yang, what about you?"

Yang Yang Mingqing hurriedly opened his eyes, smiled and cupped his hands: "Official, please rest assured, the dragon energy of the nearby mountains has been severed, and we can force that 'Shi Rou' out when needed."

"Zhang Zhang Zhiting senior, what about your sect?"

That high-level Daoist of the Zhengyi Sect, although looking majestic and domineering, spoke gently, cupping his hands: "Official, this poor Daoist observed the celestial phenomena at night, and calculated with Master Yang, tomorrow around the Shen hour (15:00 to 17:00), thunder clouds will come from the southwest, and then we can perform the ritual to summon thunder."

"But there is one thing, this poor Daoist must state in advance."

"Tomorrow's heavenly thunder will probably be accompanied by Gang fire, which will clash with the evil energy of this place; what kind of damage it will cause to the tomb chamber inside the 'Shi Rou' body, this poor Daoist cannot estimate."

"Is that so..."

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Yuan Feng heard this, and his brows immediately locked.

He had been waiting for these experts during this time.

Yang Yang Mingqing of the Imperial Observatory arrived from the capital first, bringing a group of people, looking at feng shui, and driving Dragon-Breaking Stakes everywhere by the lake.

This high-level Daoist Zhang Zhang Zhiting was also very busy, taking a group of junior brothers to set up altars everywhere to subdue demons and monsters, which could be considered the thunder altar specifically sent by Longhushan.

The other party was experienced, saying it couldn't be controlled, so the movement would definitely not be small.

If something in the tomb chamber was broken...

Just at this moment, the double-pupil feng shui master Yu Lanshan suddenly said: "I do have a method."

"Oh?"

Yuan Feng hurriedly said: "Master Yu, please speak."

For this feng shui master who had become famous in Near Wuchang, he had naturally heard of him, but didn't take him seriously, after all, he had seen too many people coming and going, just thinking the other party was monitoring on behalf of the Prince of Near Wuchang.

He didn't expect him to suddenly make a suggestion.

Yu Lanshan said in a deep voice: "Feng shui methods cannot focus on the situation of one place; the ancient Zhou mine pit and the Chibi battlefield to the south and east are both places of evil energy."

"The situation of the ancient Zhou mine pit has been cracked by us, and the ghost realm of the Chibi battlefield was cleared by experts long ago; if copper mirrors are erected in the south and east of Lake Lake Liangzi to form a two-phase situation, and then Buddhist monks from Baotong Zen Temple set up an altar to appease, it should be able to temporarily confuse this evil object."

"At that time, we can take out the things first, and then kill it with thunder magic."

Saying this, he looked at Yang Yang Mingqing opposite, "Master Yang, is this suggestion of mine feasible?"

This Yu Lanshan was originally narrow-minded, but now that he had achieved success and fame, he had opened up a lot, and when he met an expert who was on par with him, he couldn't help but want to compare.

When Yang Yang Mingqing heard this, he didn't get angry, but pondered for a moment, clapped his hands and sighed: "Good strategy, Master Yu is indeed extraordinary, no wonder you could break the Four-Elephant Formation of the evil people; I am not as good as you."

Yu Lanshan was stunned at first, seeing Yang Yang Mingqing's expression was sincere, not like he was saying the opposite, and felt a bit embarrassed, cupping his hands: "Master Yang is too modest, I just wanted to gain a foothold in Ezhou, so I studied the feng shui of this place for a long time, not worth mentioning."

Seeing the appearance of the two, Yuan Feng knew that this matter was mostly fine, and smiled: "Good, let's follow Master Yu's method, stabilize that evil object first, and after taking out the things, kill it with thunder magic."

"Young Hero Li, Commandant Tian, this official will send several junior brothers into the tomb later; you are both experts, would you mind escorting them?"

Li Yan cupped his hands: "Willing to serve."

And on the other side, the Commandant also nodded: "Official, rest assured, I will bring a few good hands tomorrow."

"Good!"

Yuan Feng got up and said: "Time is tight, everyone prepare, after tomorrow's battle is won, this official will definitely hold a banquet at the Yellow Crane Tower to celebrate!"

After setting the plan, everyone left the tent one after another.

Li Yan's heart moved, and he went to Yu Lanshan, cupping his hands: "Master Yu, my companion has a deep study of feng shui arts, I wonder if he can follow and gain some knowledge."

Although Yu Lanshan had become famous, Li Yan and his group also had quite a reputation in Near Wuchang City, so he naturally wouldn't look down on them.

A smile also appeared on his face, "Young Hero Li is too polite, you mean Daoist Wang, right? With someone to help, I am naturally happy."

"Thank you."

Li Yan was happy and was about to leave to tell Wang Wang Daoxuan.

Such a large-scale operation involved experts, and there was the thunder altar of Longhushan to suppress it, so there was basically no danger; they were mainly here to gain knowledge.

Such an opportunity would not be missed.

"Young Hero Li, please wait a moment."

Just as he was about to leave, a cold voice came from behind.

Li Yan turned his head to look; it was that Commandant Tian.

Only to see this person striding over, standing beside Li Yan, and after everyone around had left, he said: "Young Hero Li, this official came from the capital to handle errands for Daoist Luo Luo Mingzi."

Li Yan immediately understood, saying seriously: "So that's it, Commandant Tian, let's find a place to talk later."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

This Commandant Tian seemed not good at words, cupped his hands directly and left; after walking a few steps, two members of the Commandant's Office walked out from around, also with cold and stern expressions, following the other party.

Judging by their movement, they were all elite experts.

Looking at the figure of the other party leaving, Li Yan's complexion was solemn.

Luo Luo Mingzi was his best friend in the Law Enforcement Hall, and could be considered a life-and-death friend, and because of Zhao Zhao Changsheng's matter, he was transferred to the capital.

Li Yan had handed over all the information he had about Zhao Zhao Changsheng to the other party, one to help a friend, and two to use the power of the imperial court to take revenge.

This Commandant Tian came from the capital and should be here for Zhao Zhao Changsheng, but why was the errand of the Law Enforcement Hall handed over to the Commandant's Office?

Li Yan was suspicious in his heart, hurriedly returned to the tent, arranged for Lu San and the others, and then strode out of the camp.

Sure enough, that Commandant Tian was already waiting outside with two subordinates.

The two nodded, didn't talk nonsense, and left quickly, arriving at a hidden mountain forest nearby.

Commandant Tian waved his hand, and the two subordinates left immediately.

Not only that, but he also took out a token artifact from his bosom, pinched the magic formula, and the evil energy of the Gang filled the air, used to interfere with investigation.

Such caution made Li Yan's heart feel a bad omen.

After doing all this, Commandant Tian took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over, "Young Hero Li, this is a letter from Daoist Luo Luo Mingzi for you."

Li Yan took a look; it was indeed Luo Luo Mingzi's handwriting, not saying much, just mentioning some old things in Chang'an City, such as the two of them going to a restaurant to drink.

It seemed like idle chat, but in reality, it was to help Commandant Tian prove his identity.

Li Yan put away the letter, a bit suspicious: "Daoist Luo Luo Mingzi is from the Law Enforcement Hall, why did the Commandant's Office also participate in this matter?"

"Very simple."

This Commandant Tian looked around and said in a deep voice: "The Law Enforcement Hall has Zhao Zhao Changsheng's spies and can no longer be trusted!"

(End of chapter)