Chapter 0741: The Patriarch's Nirvana
Grandmaster Fang Xunmo was hit on the chin by a small pink fist. He raised his head slightly to appreciate the strange feeling.
Yang Qingyin immediately reached out to pick up the baby and retreated to the tent door. The bald man was blocking the front, looking ready to fight. Mother Yang was frightened and inexplicable. After a moment of hesitation, she stood next to her daughter.
The other high-ranking Taoist priests remained calm, as if nothing had happened, and continued to focus on casting spells to control the erratic fireball in the air.
There was only one good thing for Yang Qingyin. The baby stopped crying, and no longer kicked or punched it. Instead, it stared at the fireball in the air and stretched out both hands to reach for it. Yang Qingyin had to hug him tightly because she had no guilt. Dan's strength became much smaller, and he felt that the baby was so strong that he seemed to fly out of his arms at any time.
Fang Xunmo suddenly laughed and took back the magic-suppressing clock floating on his shoulder. The clock became much smaller, like a toy, "It's okay."
The other sixteen high-ranking Taoist priests each took back their magical weapons. The fireballs in the air had been gathering momentum for a long time, and they shot out like arrows from a string, flying hundreds of feet over the frozen water in an instant.
When senior Taoist priests were confused, they would glance at each other and wait patiently. If they should know something, the Patriarch would explain it to them. If they should not know, it would be useless to ask.
The fireball flew all the way to the north, and there was a faint sound of cracking in the ice sea below. The baby looked at the fireball persistently, and Yang Qingyin had to turn around. In this way, her back was turned to the ancestor.
The Patriarch seemed to have forgotten the punch just now, but the bald man still felt uneasy, "Um... Grandmaster, you won't hold grudges against the child's punch, right? He was just born, doesn't understand anything, doesn't know anyone, he thinks you are He’s just a strange old man.”
"I don't have the feeling of 'holding a grudge.'" Fang Xunmo also looked at the fire and said flatly.
"But you have other emotions, and you also like to secretly cause trouble behind your back." Even Yang's mother turned around and looked at the fire. Only the bald man was still staring at the ancestor, "Maybe you will let someone else take revenge for you, and then this person still thinks that everything is wrong. It was my own idea. Now I feel that this child is not very obedient and should be taught a lesson. To be honest, did you put this idea in my head?
Fang Xunmo smiled, "If I stuffed it in, how could you be suspicious?"
The bald man was confused again. At this moment, there was a loud noise from behind, which attracted him.
The fireball had already rushed into the solid giant wave that towered over the sky. After a while, it turned around and returned, rushing out of a hole again. In this way, the roaring sound was endless, the giant wave shook slightly, and the ice surface for hundreds of miles was also making creaking sounds.
"Wow, will Brother Xiaoqiu be able to come out as soon as the big wave breaks?" Baldy's reaction was quick at this time, and he was so excited that he even wanted to fly to check.
Others had similar doubts, but the founder didn't say a word, and they didn't speak either. Only Yang Qingyin took a step towards the shore with hope, but she didn't lose her reason and murmured: "The huge waves have holes, but nothing comes out. , This shows...This shows..."
"Zhibu Bang is no longer behind the huge wave." Mother Yang patted her daughter twice and said with certainty: "Mu Xingqiu can't come out. Zhibu Bang is sealed by the nine great treasures of Taoism at the same time. It is not possible for any magic to come out." broken.”
Yang Qingyin bit her lip and said nothing, but Baldy was a little dissatisfied and whispered: "That's not necessarily the case."
The fireball went back and forth and knocked dozens of holes in the huge waves. Finally, there was a loud noise, the huge waves collapsed, and shock waves came. The North Sea ice surface was completely broken into pieces, and the island shook violently, as if the ship was about to capsize. Although the bald man was floating in the air, he felt the vibration, and his expression couldn't help but change.
After a long time, the vibration disappeared, and the sea surface was filled with broken ice. The wonders created by the nine Taoist treasures no longer existed, but behind the huge waves was still a vast ocean without islands or human traces.
Zhibu Bang disappeared entirely.
The bald man was dejected, and Yang Qingyin also sighed softly. She had expected this, but she was still a little disappointed.
The fireball flew back and floated three feet in the air above the baby's head, glaring at the high-ranking Taoist priest on the island like a fearless eye.
Patriarch Fang Xunmo finally explained, "This son has a divine soul."
"Ah." Yang Qingyin turned around and faced the Patriarch, "Has the soul reached him?"
The soul comes from Fangfang, and has possessed Feng Ruhui, Longmo and Yang Qingyin successively, and this time it has entered the baby's body.
Fang Xunmo nodded, "You and Mu Songxuan once felt Mu Xingqiu's emotions because of the help of nine treasures. Later, Mu Xingqiu was able to detect your and the baby's emotions because of the soul."
"Can he feel me?" Yang Qingyin asked excitedly, she knew nothing about it.
"To be precise, it is the Frost Soul Sword that feels it. The soul in the sword can feel the emotions of whomever the spirit is in, because they are one."
"Qin Lingshuang." Yang Qingyin said the name softly, her heart filled with gratitude.
Baldy listened half understood and half confused, and interjected: "Is the sword soul Fangfang's soul? From what you said, it seems like she is still alive. I remember Brother Xiaoqiu said that the reason why Fangfang's soul is different , just because of the soul, if she cuts off the connection by herself, isn't that the same as committing suicide? "
"I can no longer see the situation in Zhibu State, so I can only make some guesses. The sword soul must have found a way to protect itself. The soul is no longer needed, so the soul was burned."
"Burned?" Bald Zi and Yang Qingyin asked at the same time, both hearing a hint of ominousness.
"I don't know the specific situation. The sword soul probably used its special connection with the soul to attract the distant wild ancestral fire within the Stop State, and copied it in the soul. Then the soul became the distant wild ancestral fire, that is, the Tao fire, and left the baby's body." Fang Xunmo looked at other high-level Taoist priests, "No spells have been transmitted out of the Stop State, the ban is still safe, the connection between the sword soul and the soul has been cut off, and there will be no more strange things in the future." Pangshan Grandmaster Yang Yannian stepped forward, "The nine Taoist sects have reached an agreement long ago. Whoever finds the soul first will own it. Yang Qingyin is a Pangshan Taoist priest, so the soul belongs to Pangshan, and this ball of Tao fire is the same." Yang Qingyin snorted and looked down at her child. The baby had fallen asleep, with a slightly raised corner of his mouth. That smile was indeed a bit like Mu Xingqiu. At this time, she only cared about this little thing. As for the soul and Tao fire, anyone could take it away. It was rare for a high-ranking Taoist priest to show a crack in front of outsiders. Yang Yannian's declaration of rights was not recognized by all Taoist priests. Shen Cangqi, the master of Yashan, was the first to express his opposition. "When the agreement was reached, the master was not there, and many things were unknown to the Taoist sects. Now it seems that the agreement has many loopholes and does not need to be followed. Otherwise, Pangshan once exchanged the right to select disciples from Yashan. Should he continue to implement it?" The Taoist sect is about to retire as a whole. The so-called right to select disciples has become meaningless. Yang Yannian was speechless for a moment. Shen Cangqi nodded to the Taoist priests and said solemnly: "The ownership of the soul and fire can only be decided by the master." As soon as this was said, everyone had no objection. Yang Yannian was slightly annoyed. He had the lowest realm and the least experience among the nine masters. He was at a disadvantage in this debate, which made him very dissatisfied. Fang Xunmo looked up at the fireball, then looked down at the baby, and repeated it three times, saying: "This fire cannot be kept."
Yang Yannian resisted the urge to speak, but Shen Cangqi felt regretful, "The soul fire can break the ban. Although it is only a shell, its power cannot be underestimated. Is it..."
Fang Xunmo shook his head, "This is the fire of the Tao, but it is not pure. Although it is a copy, it may still contain the power of the sacred tree. It cannot be kept, absolutely not."
Shen Cangqi bowed and retreated. Although he was reluctant, he stopped persuading.
"Please ask Taoist Yang to return to the tent. No matter what happens outside, you must watch the baby and don't let him come out." Fang Xunmo said politely.
Yang Qingyin nodded, walked to the door of the tent and turned around, holding the baby in one hand and pinching the Taoist fire formula in the other hand, performing the Taoist ceremony to the ancestor. Fang Xunmo did not doubt the baby, and she was very grateful.
Yang's mother also followed into the tent. Her daughter did not have the inner elixir, and needed her help to control the baby.
The bald man stood guard at the door as usual, trusting no one.
The soul fire followed the baby and floated above the tent.
Fang Xunmo did not rush to take action, but observed for a while, then waved to a Taoist priest, took off the long hairpin on his head, and handed it to him along with a small cloth bag.
All the high-level Taoist priests were surprised, and walked over at the same time, standing opposite the ancestor. Their faces, which had long been accustomed to being expressionless, showed rich expressions at this time.
The first Taoist priest to be called over came from Wangshan. Taking over the long hairpin meant taking over the post of Wangshan Grandmaster. The small cloth bag contained all of Fang Xunmo's belongings, including Wangshan's treasure, the Demon-Suppressing Bell.
This was not an ordinary entrustment, but more like an explanation of the afterlife.
"I have reached the age of extinction. It is better to choose a day than a day. Let's do it today." Fang Xunmo slowly rose into the air, level with the soul fire.
The lifespan of high-level Taoist priests is not infinite. They can usually foresee their own decline and death, and prepare in advance to die with the most peaceful mind. Fang Xunmo has indeed lived for a long time, but he is still a few years away from the average lifespan of a Taoist priest who can serve Yuemang. There is no need for him to die so early.
But no one asked questions. The ancestor would not joke with a high-level Taoist priest. If he said that the year of extinction has arrived, then it has arrived.
Fang Xunmo stretched out his hand to cast a spell, and the fireball slowly moved towards him, "The fire of Taoism will not be extinguished. The ancestor is just a fire-watching boy. I am exhausted and cannot protect the Taoist sect to retire. I will not be able to lead the Taoist sect to fight the demons in the future. There are arrangements for the Taoist sect to retire. Please follow the rules. As for the 38th ancestor, there is no need to rush to elect. The first person to reach the realm of serving Rimang will be the ancestor. Yes, it is serving Rimang. I have foreseen the revival of Taoism, and there will be great Taoist priests who are comparable to the previous generations."
The soul fire burned the ancestor, and Fang Xunmo instantly became a fire man. His voice came out of the fire, still calm and composed, "Everything has a destiny, and the destiny can be broken."
"The fire of Taoism will not be extinguished."