So who is the "master" of Lanruo Temple?
Actually, he is not a very powerful character, Yiyou Doyle.
This thing was originally a statue of the Lingbao Tianzun enshrined in a small Taoist temple at the foot of Kunlun Fairy Mountain. He became a spirit after receiving incense for hundreds of years.
Some people may wonder, can all Buddha statues become spirits?
Ordinarily speaking... it is impossible, because no matter it is a Taoist statue or a Buddha statue, it is a clone that accepts incense on behalf of the original deity and does not generate spiritual consciousness on its own.
But there is something wrong with this Lingbao Tianzun statue - the material is "different".
Generally speaking, the main material for making Buddha statues is copper, because copper is not easy to corrode and the color looks noble. After casting, the appearance is closer to the so-called "golden body" of gods and Buddhas.
Of course, gold... also meets the above conditions, and is better, but the problem is that gold is too expensive. It is expensive to plate a layer of gold on the surface of a large Buddha statue like that. , if the entire statue is made of gold, even the royal family may not be willing to part with it.
Similarly, there are almost no Buddha statues made of silver. Moreover, silver is not only expensive, but also easily corroded and discolored.
There are iron-cast Buddha statues, but their surfaces must be coated, otherwise they will rust over time.
In addition, there are Buddha statues made of wood, jade, ivory, etc. However, due to various reasons, these materials are usually carved into smaller statues and should not be made larger.
So, what material is this "Lingbao Tianzun Statue" made of?
This is strange to say - meteorites.
A meteorite that had been buried in the soil since it fell to the ground and was dug out many years later looked like a brass thief...
The person who dug it out was not I knew it was a meteorite, let alone what a "meteorite" was. After a lot of twists and turns, it was carved into the "Lingbao Tianzun Statue".
But this "heavenly stone" is not a thing of this world, so even if it is carved into a statue of a god, it cannot be a "clone" of a god.
So, when it received the incense, it all belonged to itself.
What is incense? Incense is karma.
Do you think people go to temples to burn incense and worship Buddha to pray for world peace? Is that possible?
Most of the people who pray to gods and Buddhas are seeking wealth, sex, children, fame, or to pray for illness and disaster...
There are also things I ask for for my relatives and friends, but mostly for myself.
So why don’t gods bless you? If he really agrees to you, wouldn't he become a gangster?
Oh, if you give me incense money, I have to do things for you? Looking back, you think I'm not working here, so you go kill people and sell goods to get things done, and then go to God's office next door to find his priest brother to confess, and ask the priest to forgive you on behalf of their boss?
Does this make you feel at ease?
Do it yourselfPeople, do things that are worthy of your conscience, and don’t ask anyone for help. Isn’t that bad?
In short, "incense" is not so easy to digest, because it often entrusts people's dirty and selfish desires; if it is not a true immortal or a true Buddha, you can't stand it. this.
Therefore, this "statue of the Heavenly Lord made of meteorite and spiritual treasure" has become a fairy after receiving the incense for hundreds of years.
When he transformed into a human form, he had the image of an experienced Taoist: tall, slender figure, wearing a black Taoist robe, a Taoist crown on his head, a face with a Chinese character, purple face, and blue eyes. He has long hair, a long beard, and a dark beard.
If you see this guy from a distance on the street at night, you will be so frightened that you will turn away.
This evil Taoist also named himself "Tongchen Daojun", because the real Lingbao Tianzun is "Yuchen Daojun", Tongchen thought: I can Today, I also rely on others' incense. Out of respect... I will use this name to express it.
How about saying that this goblin is made of stone? He has low emotional intelligence. How can you be respectful in naming him like this? It’s seeking death.
So, how did Tongchen Daojun, who lives at the foot of Kunlun Fairy Mountain, come to Lanruo Temple?
This has to go back to more than thirty years ago...
At that time, the "four thieves" were relatively active in the world. One day, these four brothers I happened to pass by the Taoist temple where Tongchen Taojun lived and spent the night here.
Tong Chen knew at a glance that these four people had evil intentions and their desires were far beyond ordinary people. Among them, the interest of Lan Shuoli, the "Zhuge thief", was the weirdest. He didn't like to eat or eat. He loves sex, and he doesn't even love money that much, but he likes weird things.
So Tongchen used some tricks to lure Lan Shuoli to lose his way in the Taoist temple with "illusion", and finally made him "accidentally" pick up a statue slightly larger than the palm of his hand in the back hall of the Taoist temple. Some statues of Lingbao Tianzun.
This statue is undoubtedly a transformation of Tongchen, and it is consistent with his original appearance, but the size and weight have been reduced a lot.
Although Tongchen's magic power is good, he is a "dead thing turned into a demon", unlike animals that can change places at will; originally, he could not leave the Taoist temple on his own strength, and could only stay in the Taoist temple and its surroundings. He can move within a certain range, but with the help of Lan Shuoli, he can run around.
Not long after that, Lan Shuoli and his three brothers came to Lanruo Temple because they were being hunted by their enemies.
As soon as he arrived here, Tongchen felt that there was almost inexhaustible resentment and evil spirit here, but this power was suppressed by some kind of Taoism under the island in the middle of the lake, unable to All came to the outside world.
Tong Chen could not resist the temptation of this power, so he used illusions to let the four thieves and those who were chasing him die here so that he could settle here.
Since then, Taojun Tongchen has become the "master" of Lanruo Temple.
For the past thirty years, he has been trying to figure out how to unlock the Taoism that suppresses this place...
In fact, more than 200 years ago, when Emperor Taizu was chasing Yelu Baoqi on the banks of the Shihe River, the blood energy of thousands of the latter's innocent subordinates had already loosened the seal here, allowing the demonic aura at the bottom of the river to escape. I let out a lot.
So, after these thirty years, Tongchen is one step away from opening the seal, and this step requires several "living sacrifices" with strong yang energy and sufficient energy. method to succeed.
Coincidentally, a boat came on the Huanghe River that day...
Among the people on the boat, there happened to be four people who met this condition, namely Lei Buji , Xie Run, Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai.
The opportunity was rare. Tongchen immediately cast a spell to stir up trouble and lead everyone to the island. Only then did all the previous strange phenomena appear...
Of course, Tongchen wanted to "arrest people" " Or "killing", there are certain conditions. His main ability is not to fight, but to create illusions; these illusions themselves are not strong, but when coupled with the "ghost wood" energy he made from human bones, , it can become very real.
As long as the willpower of a person suffering from hallucinations is defeated by fear, he will fall into Tongchen's hands.
Previously, when Lei Buji went to find firewood alone, he was the first to get caught because he was alone and because he was not yet mature.
Subsequently, Tongchen replaced Lei Buji with a spirit-possessed paper man, holding a handful of "ghost firewood" to harm others.
The foot trader was the first to be tricked, because he was the only one who truly "slept", and if he inhaled the smoke of "ghost wood" after falling asleep, he would not be able to wake up on his own; so, When everyone experienced the first "blood tide" fantasy, Tong Chen captured the foot trader and replaced him with a paper man.
Unexpectedly, at this time, someone cast a spell in the distance and used the "bell" in the Taoist temple where Tongchen used to be, breaking his first layer of illusion.
Tong Chen quickly made temporary adjustments and performed a "decapitation show" with a paper man instead of a foot merchant. After the fake Lei Buji was caught, he quickly acted according to the situation. Not long ago, Sun and Huang's "explanation" conjured up a "medicine bottle" and a bundle of "steel wires" in an attempt to buy some time.
He originally thought that Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Xie Run would continue to insist on the idea that "these are all people pretending to be gods", interrogate the fake Lei Buji, and then continue to inhale in the process Ghost firework.
Unexpectedly... Sun Yixie immediately thought that there was something wrong with the firewood and shouted to put out the fire.
Although Tian Wude's sudden action still bought Tongchen another opportunity to unfold the illusion, in the end, Xie Run's courage, Sun Huang's luck and meanness, coupled with the combination of the two from afar, The second round of bell ringing... finally broke his "skill".
At this point, Tong Chen was so angry that he had manifested his demonic form directly in the back hall, casting spells to set up a trap, preparing to lure Sun, Huang, and Xie over to deal with it directly.
Seeing this, some people may ask, where did the scholar Kong Hengji go?Where is your son?
He didn’t go anywhere, he was still in the temple.
In the few dozen seconds when Shuangxie ran out of the hall but before meeting Xie Run, Kong Hengji also fell into an illusion; due to his weak willpower, he fell almost instantly , and then he was "sucked away" by Tong Chen and walked into the depths of the temple from the back of the main hall.
Actually, the main reason why this scholar can survive until now is that Tong Chen didn’t take him seriously from the beginning...
Don’t look at how poor this kid is now. Their family used to have some money, and he learned how to visit brothels when he was only a teenager. Didn't I mention in the previous article that kind of sour scholar who likes to go to brothels to make a presence known? This Kong Hengji is definitely one.
But the good times didn't last long. Kong Hengji's parents died of illness a few years ago. After that, he quickly squandered his relatively substantial ancestral estate.
Seeing that he was about to lose everything, Kong Hengji thought of traveling to a foreign country to visit his relatives, so he happened to appear on the ship today.
However, Kong Hengji was narrow-minded and even a bit vicious. In addition, his health was not good and his yin and yang were weak, so he was not even qualified to be a living sacrifice; Tongchen never Touch him because he is worthless. Not only can he not be of help to others, but he may become a burden and cause trouble.
But now that we have reached this final juncture, there is no need for Tongchen to keep him anymore. Those who can be "used" should be used, even if they are quick waste...
< p>…………The sky is getting darker and darker.
Although the sky was already very dark when everyone entered the temple, at least it was still daytime at that time. Even if there was a heavy wind and rain, it would not be so bad that you could not see your fingers.
But now, it was obviously night, and the surroundings were so dark that it was almost impossible to see. Xie Run, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were bound to light a fire.
But... they dare not use the candles in this temple directly, or even use any piece of wood here.
After thinking for a while, Sun Yixie came up with an idea: The three of them first took off the clothes of the dead Tian Wude, tore them into strips of cloth, wrung them out, and then poured the medicine on them. After reading the medicinal wine in the box, he used Brother Sun's trident to split open the scholar's book box and the merchant's box, and obtained a lot of wood.
In this way, they used the materials from outside the temple to successfully make several simple torches, and then lit them with the torches they brought with them, thus completing the lighting matter. .
Then, under the leadership of Xie Run, the three of them walked out from the back of the main hall and went to the depths of Lanruo Temple...
It is said that there are people like Xie Run With the strong martial arts boss in front, Sun and Huang should not panic, but to be honest, if you consider that what you have to deal with are "demons and ghosts", the role of martial arts becomes a bit difficult to say. After all, you are golden No matter how well the bell jar is trained, it can't prevent non-physical attacks, right?
Xie Run himselfHe is also very aware of this, so he is extremely cautious now, and is on guard for any changes that may occur at any time every step he takes.
The rain is still falling.
Autumn rain is very cold.
Although the sound of rain is pleasant, it will also cover up many imperceptible sounds in the dark.
In the flickering firelight, three trance-like figures were reflected on the mottled and dilapidated corridor of the temple, like twisted ghosts.
In this terrifying and depressing atmosphere, people can feel numb even if they look at their own shadow.
The three of them walked all the way through the "Sanjin" courtyard and came to the door of a building about the same size as the main hall. There was a plaque hanging on the door with two big words - "Alchemy Room" ".
Without even going in, the three of them knew that there must be something wrong here, because until they walked from the main hall to this point, all the scenery they saw was in the dilapidated appearance after "breaking the illusion", except This room... still looked brand new; and more than that, through the door and window, the three of them could see that the lights in the alchemy room were brightly lit, and there seemed to be bursts of human voices coming from it.
"Brother Xie, this is it." Sun Yixie said.
Xie Run snorted coldly, staring at the door of the alchemy room with a pair of tiger eyes: "Huh, that's right, I think there is a lot of evil here."
"Then Shall we... go in directly?" Huang Donglai asked again.
"What else can we do? Anyway, it's just a knife to stretch your head and shrink it." When Xie Run said this, he seemed to have thought of something, and his tone changed slightly, "You two worthy brothers, shouldn't you Are you afraid?"
"Oh...I'm a little afraid." Sun Yixie's answer was sincere, "But for the sake of my brothers, I have to go with the opponent."< /p>
"That's right." Huang Donglai also added, "If we abandon our brothers here and run away, how can we gain a foothold in the world in the future?"
Although both of us are at this moment Xie felt guilty in his heart, but they still braced themselves and held on.
People in this world are so interesting sometimes.
Some people are usually seen as having outstanding character, being sanctimonious, and speaking nice words; but when they have the advantage, they "uphold justice" in various ways and stand on the moral high ground against others. Their behavior is critical and pointing, but when they are not dominant, they walk faster than anyone else and keep their mouths shut tighter than anyone else.
There are also some people who are idle on weekdays and have no formal status. They are even idle and sneaky... What they say is not pleasant, and they give people the impression of being second-rate; but at the critical moment, in the face of When there is great right and wrong, this kind of person can stick to the bottom line and choose to do the right thing even if life and death are at stake.
Which one of them do you think is the "hero"?
In the eyes of the world, which one of them is more "hero"?
"Okay! With these two sentences, you two friends Xie have decided to make a deal!" At the moment, Xie Run's evaluation of Sun and Huang was obvious.It was quite high, "Even if I die here today, with two companions on the road to hell, Xie's life will not be wasted!"
After that, Xie Run didn't wait for Shuangxie to be polite to him, He turned around and kicked open the door of the alchemy room.
At this moment, what Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were thinking was: This person is really capable of setting up a flag. You said that you could just die, so why do you insist on us keeping you company? Damn it, isn’t it good to live like a chicken? Can't we all get out alive together and then you invite us to dinner?
Of course they wanted to think about it, but they didn’t have time to complain.
At this moment, the door of the alchemy room was opened, and inside there were bright lights and the singing of orioles.
At first glance, the three of them saw several rows of tables put together there. The tables were piled with delicacies. You said they were animals in the mountains, swallows in the clouds, cattle and sheep from the land, and fresh food from the sea. Hericium head, bird's nest, shark's fin, bear paw, scallops and deer tail tip...whatever flies in the sky, runs on the ground, swims in the water...I won't go into details, everyone is familiar with the words, I will add a whole paragraph after "Report the name of the dish" It's not impossible, but you might want to hack me to death.
In short, delicacies from the mountains and seas, good wine and good food are all piled up there; not only that, there are other things besides the banquet...
Seeing this, I think everyone can also Guess, "something else" refers to women.
Not just any ordinary woman - beauties, more than a dozen beauties who were so shy that they captivated the country and the city.
They were all wearing very economical clothes, laughing, drinking, and posing under the beautiful light.
And among the crowd, there was a familiar face, that is, the scholar Kong Hengji.
At this moment, Kong Hengji was sitting at the table, holding two stunning beauties on his left and right; the one on the left was feeding him food, and the one on the right was pouring him a glass of wine... Judging from his expression, one can completely describe his current state with a sentence that Brother Sun often said - extremely happy.
"Oh, there's something about this monster." Huang Donglai glanced at the door and said immediately.
"Huh... I guess they are some paper figures again." This Xie Run is a boy's kung fu practitioner and has good concentration. He was still very calm after seeing this scene and just sneered.
Just before they finished speaking, Sun Yixie squeezed past Xie Run and entered the house first.
But when he saw him standing with a torch in one hand and a trident in the other, he shouted loudly: "Fairy! You dare to engage in pornography here? Have you asked me in advance? Are you not going to let me go?" In your eyes?"