Chang'an Catching Demons

Chapter 6: Dongming Guan Xuanji

The night was dark, and the three of them rushed to Dongming Temple. This Taoist temple is hidden in Shaolingyuan on the outskirts of Chang'an. It is rarely visited on weekdays, and only an old Taoist surnamed Wei is practicing here. When Lin Yu was young, he visited with his master. He knew that Wei Laodao was proficient in the star formation and was a rare hermit in Chang'an City.

When I almost arrived at the gate, I saw a wisp of green smoke floating on the top of the gate in the distance, straight up in the night wind, impartial. It's the guarding array that is still in operation," Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "Wei Taoist priest should be safe."

Guanmen closed the door and pushed the door in. Under the old pine tree in the courtyard, an old man in a gray Taoist robe was sitting cross-legged, holding three copper coins in his hand, closing his eyes and meditating. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes fell on the copper bell in Lin Yu's hand, and his cloudy eyes lit up: "Little friend of Chongnan Mountain, I haven't seen you for many years, but you can actually take charge of the 'Zhen Evil Bell'."

"Taoism Taoist." Lin Yu bowed his hands and handed over the sheepskin scroll. "The junior came here to ask the Taoist priest to see this picture."

Wei Laodao took the sheepskin roll and unfolded it by the moonlight. His fingertips rubbed the symbol carefully, and his eyebrows gradually wrinkled: "This is the 'Eating Yang Array', the forbidden art of the Western Cult. With the yin vein as the root and human blood as the guide, it can swallow the righteous qi of heaven and earth when the Yang Qi is at its peak, and let demons and evil be rampant." He looked up at Lin Yu, "Where did you get this picture?"

Lin Yu told him everything about the demon cave of the land temple. After listening, Wei Laodao sighed and said, "Sure enough. Three days ago, when I watched the celestial phenomena at night, I saw that the purple micro-star was gloomy and the evil star was rushing, and I knew that there was a great disaster in Chang'an. If this Yang-eching array is launched in Chongyang, the whole level will be reduced to a demon realm.

Su Yao said urgently, "Is there a way to crack it?"

Wei Laodao twisted his beard and said mutterly, "There are three arrays in the Yang array. The demon cave of the land temple is the 'yin root', and there are two 'yang tips'. It needs to be settled by the Yang thing to break the array. It's just this thing of the sun..."

"What is it?" Chen Feng asked.

"The first is the 'Zhenguo Jade Seal' of the Royal Tai Temple, which gathers the dragon spirit of three generations of emperors, from Yang to Gang; the second is the 'Zhanyun Stone' of Yan Bridge in the east of the city, which is said to be the remains stone of the ancient divine mountain, which can cut off the qi of yin and yang." Wei Laodao looked at Lin Yu, "It's just that the jade seal is in the deep palace, and the broken cloud stone is worshiped as a divine stone by the people, and it is not easy to move."

Lin Yu's heart moved: "Your Majesty's coma, is it related to the jade seal?"

"It's very possible." Wei Laodao nodded, "The manipulator of the Yang array must have wanted to steal the jade seal and destroy one of the Yang tricks while His Majesty was in a coma."

While talking, a strange sound suddenly came from outside the audience, as if something was scratching the door panel. Wei Laodao's face sank: "Here we come." He took out a handful of copper coins from his sleeve and scattered them in the courtyard. The copper coins fell to the ground and formed a gossip array.

With a "squeak", the gate was smashed open, and more than a dozen dark shadows surged in. They all had blue faces and fangs, and their bodies were rickety. They were mountain spirits soaked by demons. The leader was a man in a black robe, wearing a bronze mask on his face and holding a bone cane in his hand. The head of the cane was inlaid with a skull, emitting a faint green light.

"Wei Laodao, hand in the formation map, and you won't die." The black-robed man's voice was hoarse, like two stones rubbing against it.

Wei Laodao stood up and shook off the dust in his hand: "The remnants of the magic road, do you dare to be wild in Dongming Temple?"

The black-robed man sneered, the bone stick stopped, the skull spewed black smoke, and those mountain spirits roared and pounced on him. Lin Yu sacrificed a peach wood sword, Chen Feng drew a knife to meet him, and Wei Laodao waved the dust, and the silk turned into golden light, wrapping the limbs of the mountain spirit.

Although Su Yao didn't know how to do spells, she was quick-sighted. While the mountain spirit was entangled, she picked up the copper coins on the ground and sprinkled them at their eyes. The mountain spirit was in pain, and his movements stagnated. He was cut into two sections by Lin Yu's sword, turning into black smoke and dissipating.

When the black-robed man saw this, he personally hit him with a cane. The skull on the bone cane opened its mouth and spit out a black gas, forcing Wei Laodao's face. Wei Laodao blocked the dust, and the black gas hit the dust, and several holes were corroded. It's 'corrupted heart'!" He snorted and took half a step back, with a trace of blood from the corners of his mouth.

"Taoist!" Lin Yu hurried back to protect him. The peach wood sword collided with the bone cane, which made his arm numb. The cultivation of this black-robed man is even deeper than all the demons he has encountered before.

The eyes under the mask of the black-robed man flashed a trace of sinisterness, and the bone stick suddenly became longer and wrapped around Lin Yu's neck. At this moment, the evil bell in Lin Yu's arms suddenly burst into a strong light. The bell penetrated the black fog, the man in the black robe screamed, and the skull on the bone stick actually cracked a crack.

"The evil bell of Chongnan Mountain..." The black-robed man's voice trembled, as if he was extremely afraid. "Today, forgive you for the time being. The day of Chongyang is the time for the destruction of Chang'an!" After saying that, he turned into a black smoke and disappeared into the night with the remnants of the mountain spirit.

Wei Laodao covered his chest and gasped, "This person is the protector of the Yangyang array. His cultivation is close to the magic path, so it should not be underestimated." He looked at Lin Yu, "Zhen Xieling can restrain him. It seems that your master has expected it."

Lin Yu held the bronze bell tightly, and the bell body was warm: "Before the master's death, he said that this bell could suppress the evil of the world. It turned out that it was not a lie."

Wei Laodao sighed: "The top priority is to keep the jade seal and the broken cloud stone. Chen Fangtou, you go back to Jingzhao Mansion quickly and mobilize troops to guard the Yanqiao; Miss Su, your father is Shangshu, and you can use his strength to enter the palace to find the whereabouts of the jade seal; Lin Yu, follow me to find a magic weapon that can temporarily replace the Yang thing.

The three of them nodded and acted separately overnight.

Chen Feng rushed back to Chang'an. As soon as he arrived at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion, he saw the governor waiting there anxiously: "Chen Fangtou, there is news from the palace that the jade seal is missing!"

Chen Feng's heart sank: "Sure enough, it was stolen."

At the same time, Su Yao followed her father Su Shangshu into the palace. In the pavilion of the imperial garden, the eunuch doctors were helpless around the dragon couch. Su Yao took the opportunity to send tea to her father and quietly looked around. She saw three black incense sticks in the incense burner next to the dragon couch. The aroma was strange and the smell made people dizzy.

"There is something wrong with this fragrance." Su Yao whispered to her father. Su Shangshu was stunned, and then he agreed and pulled out the incense without moving. As soon as he pulled it out, His Majesty on the dragon couch suddenly coughed and his eyelids moved.

And Lin Yu followed Wei Laodao to an ancient tomb in the depths of Shaolingyuan. A general of the former dynasty was buried here. He guarded the western region during his lifetime and killed countless demons. His armor was stained with the blood of thousands of demons. When he was the sun, he could temporarily break the cloud stone. Wei Laodao pushed open the door of the tomb, "Just opening the coffin to take the armor will alarm the dead souls, and you need to worship with sincerity."

The grave was cold, and the coffin was engraved with the name of the general - Qin Lie. Lin Yu bowed deeply to the coffin: "Lin Yu, the junior, in order to save the people of Chang'an, we need to borrow the general's armor, and it must be buried afterwards."

As soon as the words fell, the coffin cracked with a "click", and a set of rusty armor floated from the coffin. Although the blood on the armor was blackened, it faintly showed red light.

Wei Laodao stroked his beard and smiled: "General Qin's heroic spirit is not dissipated, and he is willing to help us."

Lin Yu took the armor and only felt that his hand was hot, as if a force was pouring into his body along his arm. He knew that this was the blessing of the general's loyal soul.

When the three of them met again, it was already dawn. Chen Feng brought the news that the jade seal had been stolen, and Su Yao said that although His Majesty was not awake, his breath was stable, and the black-robed man was probably still in the palace.

"There are only two days left in Chongyang." Lin Yu clenched the armor in his hand. "We must take back the jade seal and guard the eye of the array before he activates the Yang erosion array."

The skyline of Chang'an City is white, but everyone's heart is pressed with a heavy cloud. Who is the black hand hidden behind the black robe? Why did he set up such a vicious formation? The answer may only be revealed on the day of Chongyang.