Chapter 70: Encircling the Non-Demon

Ten months before the selection of disciples, the days of Yangshen Peak suddenly accelerated, one thing after another, so that many people were upset and even delayed their practice.

In the first month of the year, the disciples of the eight major sects came to visit the Patriarch. The first to arrive were the female disciples of Luanjing Mountain. There were more of them this year, reaching more than a hundred people, and they were surprisingly brave. On the first day, five of them came to the dining room to find Xiaoqiu, introduced themselves one by one, and solemnly expressed their hope to get to know him.

Even the most discerning teenager in the dining room had to admit that the five Luanjing Mountain disciples were really stunningly beautiful. They did not hide their looks, but added some decorations: wearing shining earrings, although the Taoist robes were still purple and blue, the material was completely different from the disciples of Pangshan, hanging like a waterfall. A young disciple at the table reached out to touch them, and in return received several contemptuous looks.

Xiaoqiu nodded perfunctorily, and felt relieved after sending the five female disciples away. Shen Xiuming, the Daliang beside him, had been watching them leave the dining room, and suddenly slapped the table, "What are you looking like! Is this how a cultivator should dress up? They just entered Luanjing Mountain, they are only twelve or thirteen years old."

The outstanding disciples who have been in the three-year period or more have ushered in their proud period in Yangshen Peak. Not only have all the departments secretly tried to win them over, but the disciples of the major sects have also used the short three days to make friends with them.

Mu Xingqiu and Shen Ji are the best among all the disciples, so there are guests in an endless stream. Disciples like Shen Hao, who have a great hope of passing the level before November, have also made many new friends, which makes him very happy.

This phenomenon lasted for almost a month until all the disciples of the eight major sects came.

As soon as March arrived, the plan of sending Dujiao to each other by various major sects began to be carried out on a large scale. Several Dujiao left Yangshen Peak, and many new Dujiao were welcomed. The teaching time ranged from two months to one year. The purpose was not to teach new methods, but to introduce different ways of cultivation to the disciples of Pangshan and enhance mutual understanding.

In comparison, although the method of soul-binding and soul-researching of the Lantern and Candle Department is still the most unique, it is not as weird as it sounds at first. For example, Wandishan is most proficient in the Honglu Department. The Taoist priests of this department can absorb spiritual energy in the process of forging metals, so they are very willing to refine gold souls, silver souls and other items for disciples of various sects, provided that they provide enough gold and silver.

The new Dujiao also brought various rumors. It is said that a demon army has risen in the land of demons, conquering everywhere, intending to unify the entire demon race. The major sects have sent people to destroy the demons. The disciples are very excited about this news, but the Dujiao do not care.

"The demons are stupid and barbaric, and they only make killing for a living. They will kill each other even if they have no hatred for each other, and it is impossible for them to unify. Every few hundred years, there is always a demon king who is ambitious to conquer the land of demons, but the result is just to provide a lot of opportunities for the nine Taoist sects to eliminate demons."

Under the strong request of the disciples, several of them used the afternoon to talk about the demon-eliminating battles they had participated in and heard about, and the enthusiasm aroused lasted for a long time. At the end of the month, when they were thinking about the ancestors, the area of ​​the Five Elements Department was crowded with disciples.

The Five Elements Department is the main force for slaying demons and demons, and it is also one of the most powerful Taoist departments of the Pangshan Taoist sect.

Xiaoqiu was no exception. He was full of hope for the Five Elements Master, but he did not change his mind. It was already semi-public news that he was going to join the Forbidden Secret Department. Some people thought it was a pity, while others thought it was normal. "The best disciples always join the Forbidden Secret Department. Being able to walk at the forefront of the orthodoxy is a great temptation."

If Xiaoqiu wants to live up to the title of "the best disciple", he must go through another heavenly tribulation to make his three fields as perfect as Shenji. He asked Shen Hao and Daliang Shen Xiuming for help.

Decided to use the black candle to summon the gods on the night of the first day of June.

The two of them agreed generously and stayed outside Xiaoqiu's house after dinner, not allowing anyone to approach or make loud noises.

Xiaoqiu in the room did not rush to start. He first practiced the bone-strengthening fist several times. It was estimated that the other disciples had gone to bed, so he washed his face and rinsed his mouth, and then took out the black candle to summon the gods.

Lin Sa had introduced the use of the black candle in detail. Xiaoqiu placed it on the table, sat on the bed, focused his mind on the candle opposite, and then entered the state of meditation. If everything went well, the black candle would automatically ignite, prompting Xiaoqiu to face the heavenly tribulation of the Niwan Palace and pass it smoothly.

Xiaoqiu's brain had not felt a beating for several months, so he was not worried that the meditation would be suddenly interrupted.

What interrupted him was a series of high and low shouts. Such out-of-control behavior was extremely rare in Yangshen Peak. Even when Xiaoqiu competed with the disciples who stayed in Yang, he did not cause such annoying shouts.

Xiaoqiu had to wake up from the meditation. Fortunately, not much time had passed, and the black candle for summoning gods had not yet ignited.

He walked out of the room and saw Daliang Shen Xiuming looking into the distance in a rage.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know. Shen Hao went to check. Really, is there someone who knows you are going to pass the tribulation and deliberately makes trouble? I guess it's Shen Ji. He definitely doesn't want Brother Xiaoqiu to steal his limelight. 'The only disciple who has mastered the three fields', hum, Shen Ji is about to hang a sign on his chest."

Xiaoqiu knew that Daliang's statement was unfair. Shen Ji was actually very low-key. Many new disciples didn't even know that he was the son of Yang Dujiao.

"Go and have a look." Xiaoqiu said. The sound in the distance was getting louder and louder. It didn't seem like a disturbance, but it seemed that something really happened.

"Brother Xiaoqiu, you are not going to pass the tribulation?"

"No hurry, let's talk about it tomorrow." Xiaoqiu closed the door and took the lead to run to the source of the sound.

The incident took place in front of the gate of Qiyao Hall. Dozens of male and female disciples surrounded a small group of people, sternly reprimanding them, and occasionally someone screamed.

"Fellow Taoist Shen Hao, please get out of the way, or please explain why you want to protect the enemies of the Taoism?" The speaker was a female disciple named Gong Miao, who entered the mountain in the same year as Xiaoqiu and the others, and had already opened the Jianggong Palace in Zhongdantian. Ze Jie Weidu was also one of the disciples that various subjects secretly attracted.

"Fellow Taoist Gong Miao, it's you who should explain. We are all cultivators and disciples of the same sect. Why do you bully the minority?"

Xiao Qiu saw clearly that they were surrounded by seven non-demon disciples, including the three siblings of the Pei family, and Fangfang. She stood in front of Xiao Qingtao, her face turned pale with anger.

Just as Xiaoqiu was about to rush in to help, Daliang took his arm and whispered: "Wait a minute, we will figure it out later when we are all here."

Xiaoqiu stopped. He was no longer as impulsive as he was two or three years ago, but he was a little confused. The disciples knew the situation at Yangshen Peak, so why didn't they show up tonight?

Gong Miao pointed at the people behind Shen Hao and said, "They are not demons."

"So what? The Grandmaster is willing to accept them into the Taoist tradition. Are you more discerning than the Grandmaster?"

Shen Hao usually had no contact with the non-demon disciples, but this time he aggressively stood up for them, which surprised Xiao Qiu. Daliang beside him curled his lips and muttered in a low voice: "The guy who values ​​sex over friends..."

"Hmph, Grandmaster has so many things to do, how can he have time to care about a few non-demon? Ask Pei Zihan to come out and explain what he does secretly on the first night of every month?"

"Did the professor arrange for you to take charge of things?" Shen Hao's temper was like confrontation, but he still looked back at Pei Zihan.

The Pei family are all small, and Pei Zihan is no exception. He is half a head shorter than other children of the same age. At this time, he shrunk and looked even shorter. He found that everyone was staring at him, looking flustered, "I , I didn’t do anything.”

Even Shen Hao didn't believe he was telling the truth.

A male disciple said: "There is a war going on in the land of monsters. The non-monsters are naturally half-hearted. We believe that Pei Zihan communicates with foreign enemies and delivers messages on the first day of every month, while other non-monsters help him cover."

Pei Zihan was frightened. His cultivation results were very good. He was as clear as Gong Miao in Jiang Palace, but he did not have the confidence of an outstanding disciple. "No, no, no, I have not communicated with foreign enemies. I have never seen demons. Even they are I don’t know what it looks like.”

"Look in the mirror and you'll know." The crowd roared with laughter.

Xiaoqiu couldn't bear it any longer. She pushed aside Daliang and squeezed through the crowd. She stood next to Shen Hao and said loudly: "I can prove that Pei Zihan did not pass on information to the outside world. Once he entered the Yangshen Peak, he did not leave the valley for three years. Have you forgotten? It’s impossible for Pei Zihan to contact anyone outside.”

"There are always exceptions to everything. Didn't you walk out of Yangshen Peak more than two years ago?" Gong Miao spoke in a slightly gentler tone. Xiao Qiu was the disciple that the sect focused on, and she did not dare to be too presumptuous.

"I had already cleared up the three fields at that time..."

"No, I remember it very clearly. Liuguang Baojian's test at that time was just to open up your ears and eyes. It was only after you came back from Yangshen Peak that you were able to open up the three fields. You can go out, and so can Pei Zihan. He was climbing the mountain every night like you at that time. You stopped crawling, but he persisted for more than a year. Do you think everyone can’t see it? "

Xiaoqiu turned around and asked, "Have you ever been out?"

Pei Zihan shook his head hurriedly, "No, I climbed to more than four hundred feet at most and couldn't move forward anymore, so I gave up later."

"Then what do you do quietly when you come out on the first day of every month?"

Pei Zihan's face turned red, but his lips were tightly closed, refusing to say a word.

"He turned into a monster, even his tail was exposed. I saw it with my own eyes!" A very young disciple screamed, .ash.oThe whole dispute tonight was caused by a few words of his.

"Today is the first day of junior high school, let him show his true colors!" More and more disciples came and shouted in unison, supporting this proposal.

Pei Zihan squatted on the ground with his head in his hands. Xiao Qingtao and others blocked him from behind, but everyone's expressions were horrified.

Xiao Qiu and Shen Hao were left and right, and were about to be broken through by a large number of disciples. The sect finally arrived.

As soon as Yang Baozhen appeared, the scene became silent without even saying a word. She was a stern tutor.

The crowd automatically parted for her, and Gong Miao whispered: "Teacher, there is something wrong with Pei Zihan."

"Grandmaster believes in non-demon. This is enough. Your duty is to concentrate on your practice."

No one dared to say anything, Yang Baozhen stretched out his arm, and Pei Zihan flew from the air, and was taken away by the tutor.

Everyone saw half of the tail exposed from under the Taoist robe. Pei Zihan covered his face with his hands and let out a cry.

Gong Miao and others dispersed proudly. Their findings were correct. Pei Zihan was indeed abnormal. As for how to deal with it, it was up to Dujiao to decide.

Shen Hao looked blank, turned around and left.

Xiaoqiu glanced at Fangfang and understood that she had known it for a long time, so she nodded and returned to the house. Now was not the time to ask for the truth.

When she opened the door, there was light in the room. Xiaoqiu was shocked and looked at the table: the seven-inch long black candle that summoned the gods had been lit and shortened by two or three inches.

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