Exorcism

As expected, there was nothing good planned behind the scenes. Xin Youtao guessed it correctly, but he would rather be wrong.

Mu Xingqiu summoned all the demon-invading Taoist priests, and Xin Youtao personally invited Yang Qingyin to retrieve Xiao Qingtao, Xiao Hao and Bald Zi.

In the magic-expanded tent, Meng Xu distributed the newly created rejuvenating elixir, which got off to a good start. Then Gan Zhiwei announced that he felt weak signs of life in the seven dead people, and they would most likely wake up. .

Everyone was very happy. Since entering the land of monsters, two good things rarely happened one after another. Then all eyes turned to Mu Xingqiu, looking at him expectantly, hoping to get a guarantee of complete safety from him.

Yang Qingyin and Xiao Qingtao stood in the last row. Neither of them were very tall and were blocked by others. Xin Youtao stood next to Mu Xingqiu. He had almost vomited and was finally able to look at the bad news calmly. , but his face still looked pale, and he did not get better after taking the rejuvenating pill.

"There is news from Zuo Liuying." Mu Xingqiu said, without emotion in his voice. He thought that there is no euphemism for such a thing, and the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain, so before anyone could ask, he continued: "General Dao Tong Exit this world, and we all have to hand over our inner elixir."

There was silence in the tent. Mu Xingqiu said two things, but no one understood any of them, especially the last sentence - hand over your inner elixir.

The inner elixir is another life of a Taoist priest. Handing it over is no different from committing suicide. If you had known this, why would you have fled into the land of monsters with suspicion? Wouldn't it be better to just go back to your own orthodoxy and accept the elixir-taking and destruction of thoughts?

Xin Youtao felt nauseous again, snatching the elixir? ! He and Xiao Qingtao have not committed any mistakes or crimes. If he hands over the inner elixir, he will become as fragile as an ordinary mortal. Although he has never been a powerful Taoist priest, he can no longer accept the life of a mortal.

"I don't understand." Meng Xu's joy of successfully refining the medicine was swept away. "How can Taoism withdraw from this world? Even if they can do it, why do we have to hand over the inner elixir?"

"The thing is like this. There is still no emotion in Mu Xingqiu's voice, as if he is just a person who simply delivers the news, and he is not affected by anything. "Not long ago, the Taoist priests got in touch with Wangshan Patriarch. "

With a buzzing sound, the Taoist priests could no longer keep quiet. The closure of Wangshan Mountain and the disappearance of the Patriarch was one of the most bizarre and important events in the Taoist tradition in recent years. It had a greater impact than the collapse of the Old Ancestor Peak. Unexpectedly, he was found. .

Everyone quickly fell silent and waited for Mu Xingqiu to continue.

"This incident happened three months ago. The Patriarch, Wangshan disciples and the high-ranking Taoist priests who were detained at that time did not show up, so the Taoist priests did not announce the news. The Patriarch revealed an important thing, he said The demon-suppressing clock is dying, and it can last less than thirty years at most. This is not the worst news. The ancestor said that the demon species has found a group of new allies, not the demon race, but a race called Bingkui. "

The Taoist priests have all heard the rumors about Bingkui, and know that this is a new race that emerged in the north a few years ago and has been silently advancing to the south. So far, it is still far away from the human world, killing everyone along the way. He is a demon clan, so he does not receive special attention from the Taoist tradition.

"What on earth are Bingkui? Are even the Taoist priests afraid of them?" Gan Zhiquan asked.

Mu Xingqiu shook his head, "I don't know too well. According to the Patriarch, Bingkui is very powerful. Even if the Taoist system can defeat them, they will suffer heavy losses. And this is the purpose of the demon species. The Patriarch has seen through this. , so he found a reliable hiding place and planned to avoid Bing Kui's sharpness there. "

"Fang Xunmo is the thirty-seventh generation founder of the Taoism!" Meng Xu shook his head, showing complete disbelief in Mu Xingqiu's words, "He just hid like this and ignored the other eight Taoisms?"

"The Patriarch is not so ruthless." The corner of Mu Xingqiu's lips curled up slightly, and he couldn't help but reveal a hint of sarcasm, "He has been perfecting the hiding place over the years, and only after it was impeccable did he extend an invitation to the Taoist priests.

"Can Taoism defeat demons by hiding?" Gan Zhiwei clenched his fists and asked angrily, "How can we provide Taoist disciples by hiding? Taoist priests are not demons. When everyone is dead, Taoism will be gone. Well, without human beings, Taoism is like water without a source.”

"The Patriarch may have a way to solve this problem. It is said that he has a bigger plan. Zuo Liuying doesn't know about it, and I have no way of knowing. In short, after receiving the invitation from the Patriarch, the Taoist priests were shocked and did not give it immediately. Answer. It was at this time that Zuo Liuying withdrew from the Taoist tradition, because he understood that the Taoist priests would eventually follow the Patriarch, and since he was unwilling to do so, he might as well express his stance early, at the cost of having his memory of the matter removed. "

Zuo Liuying later regained his memory, and Mu Xingqiu skipped this paragraph because it had nothing to do with anyone else.

Zuo Liuying knew the Taoist priests of Zhushen, so he guessed correctly. They not only agreed to follow the ancestor, but also brought the entire Taoism into the hiding place.

"Wait a minute." Gan Zhiquan took a step forward, "The Taoist tradition wants to hide the whole thing. Although I can't understand it, the founder always has his reasons. What I don't understand is why the Taoist tradition insists on chasing us people. Charged with turning into a demon? "

Mu Xingqiu had the same doubts when he heard this, but he quickly figured it out, and Xin Youtao's narration also proved that his guess was not too outrageous.

"There are two reasons. First, if Dao Tong wants to take away all the disciples, he must give them an acceptable reason and let them see the power of the demons with their own eyes. So although Dao Tong is chasing us, he has never used any With all our strength, we only need a concentrated Taoist priest to solve the problem. We must go to war. With power similar to that of a demon, he will attack the Demon Slayer Association and be killed by a high-level Taoist priest."

This plan failed, and You Liao has now become a pet in Xiao Hao's hands.

"I performed the method of re-annihilation in Ice City. This incident was recorded by the Flowing Fire Golden Bell and forwarded to Master Yashan to apply for the Tibetan Artifact. From this, the Taoist priests formulated a new plan."

The new plan was to force Mu Xingqiu to "become a demon". This plan was basically successful. Mu Xingqiu not only performed the Demon Lord Zhengfa, but also resurrected a demon statue. The revealed power shocked all low-level Taoist priests.

Of course, this is still several steps away from all Taoist priests willingly withdrawing from this world, but it is a good foundation from which Taoism can begin to instill in its disciples the power and insidiousness of the demons, and then turn retreat into a tactic.

The purpose of retreating was to come back - this was not what Zuo Liuying said, but what Mu Xingqiu guessed.

The only surprise in the whole plan was that Zuo Liuying recovered his memory.

"Zuo Liuying claimed that he wanted to announce Taoism's retreat plan on the spot. In this case, it would be very difficult for Taoism to persuade the lower Taoist priests, and it was very important for the entire Taoism to disappear together. Therefore, the Taoist priest ordered the retreat, so that The low-level Taoist priests stayed away from Zuo Liuying's casting range, and then they continued to negotiate."

"The result of the negotiation is that we hand over the inner elixir?" Gan Zhiwei looked at his companions and knew that everyone had the same idea as him and would rather die than give up the inner elixir. After the Gan brothers underwent the re-annihilation method, their bodies changed, but their inner elixir remained unchanged and continued to rotate in their lower dantian.

"This is the second reason why Taoism is chasing us people, and it is also the most important reason." Mu Xingqiu took out half of the copper ring. Everyone recognized that it was the half ring of inheritance. Every Taoism disciple has one, and half of it is in his own hand. Here, the other half is in the hands of the chief or the master, and has no further use. It is just that when the disciple dies, the chief and the master can know in time.

"Zuo Liuying said that the inner elixirs of all living Taoist priests are connected with the Taoism. The half-circle is a manifestation of this connection. People with powerful magic, such as demons, can find out where the Taoism is hiding through the inner elixir without the half-circle. Therefore, the Taoist tradition must be hidden as a whole, and those who are exposed must be killed. Once a person dies, the connection with the inner alchemy is also interrupted. "

The tent was quiet again. The relationship between Neidan and Taoism turned out to be so close. This was something that no one had ever heard of. There was never even a single word of record in Taoism’s vast books. Of course, the most advanced among them was the Taoist priest Swallowing Smoke. , has no access to the forbidden books of the orthodox tradition.

"Then what?" A voice sounded from behind the crowd. The Taoist priests stepped aside and all turned to look at Yang Qingyin. She didn't care and only stared at Mu Xingqiu. "Let's hand over the inner elixir and wait for the demons with our bare hands." Join forces with Bingkui? And what about Zuo Liuying, is he going to hand over the inner elixir? Why doesn't he speak out?"

"Zuo Liuying said that it was not the time for him to show up yet. He also made a plan. All Taoist priests who refused to hide, including him, would start practicing inner alchemy again. The Taoist tradition was willing to provide all necessary things and magical tools. ”

Everyone looked at each other and started practicing inner elixir again? That is not an easy thing. It will take decades to reach the current state. According to the founder Fang Xunmo, the demons have already come to the world by then.

"The newly formed inner elixir has no connection with Taoism?" Yang Qingyin asked.

"Zuo Liuying said he has a way to cut off this connection, but he needs everyone's consent."

"Isn't this another conspiracy designed by Taoism?" Gan Zhiwei could no longer trust the Taoist priest.

"Conspiracy?" Xin Youtao's voice was trembling, because he was full of grief and indignation. He was not only thinking about himself, but also his sister, Xijie Kingdom and Shengfu Dynasty. "The biggest conspiracy of Dao Tong is not here at all. Don't you understand? Dao Tong We are asked to hand over the inner elixir, but also give us the objects and magical tools for cultivation. From now on, we will be the Taoists! We will become the target of the demons and Bingkui, and if possible, we will lead all humans and monsters. Consume the power of the demons.”

Xin Youtao paused and glanced at Xiao Qingtao next to Yang Qingyin, "Why can Zuo Liuying persuade the Taoist priest to quit? Because the plan he proposed is more beneficial to the Taoism. Either hand over the inner elixir or be killed, we There is no other way to go. The only question now is, are we willing to act as a shield for the orthodoxy? Do we have the necessity and ability to fight against the demons? "