Chapter 548 Searching for Qu Jiuniang
Lingbao Tianzun's tone was solemn: "Bixia Yuanjun has disappeared inexplicably. He is also a member of the Immortal Trail. We will do our best to find and rescue him, and we will also ask two soul lanterns to trace his traces."
He put forward the task first, and then explained it in detail: "The disappearance of Bixia Yuanjun is strange. There are no traces of action in the 'First Family of Hanhai', and until not long ago, the other party did not have any hidden secrets or soul lamps." His behavior seems to be unaware that Jiuniang is a member of our Immortal Trail and has a soul lantern left behind."
The soul lamp is a treasure made according to secret methods using one's own essence, blood, soul breath, etc. The lamp will be extinguished when the body dies. Although the production is complex and the materials are precious, large sects and big families will place high hopes on them for their powerful appearance. The junior prepares one so that if something happens, he can know it immediately.
With the help of the soul lamp, you can use the magic method to trace the last traces, but it is more vague. The stronger the magic, the more accurate it will be, and there are many ways to interfere, mislead and deceive.
After Meng Qi became a formal member and obtained the "Eye of Yuanshi", he actually left the soul lantern in the fairy trail. Famous figures such as Dou Mu Yuanjun and Lingbao Tianzun had their own soul lanterns in their sects and families. , and each person can only light one soul lamp, so it was not left in the fairy trail.
"Maybe he is deliberately pretending not to know, laying a trap for us to seek rescue." Although Yan Wuwo is strong and proud, he is by no means a reckless and ignorant person.
Lingbao Tianzun nodded: "It is because of this concern that the old Taoist has to go to see fellow Taoist Shoujing first, so he will not pursue it himself for the time being, and let Su Mengxiang help you. He is good at the art of change and good at hiding. , concealment and exploration can effectively avoid falling into traps.”
"That's very good." Yanwuwo had no objection.
Lingbao Tianzun looked at Meng Qi: "This matter is dangerous, but the old Taoist can't give you the magic weapon or the object of support. I can only lend you this formation diagram, which is comparable to the peak attack of the outdoor scene, plus the reincarnation talisman, unless If you encounter the Dharmakaya directly, you should be able to escape with your life."
He took out a reincarnation talisman and a simple and ancient formation diagram. The formation diagram was divided into four colors, blue, white, red and black, each occupying one side. It looked like a child's doodles, but if you sense it carefully, there will be souls pierced by ten thousand swords. A thrilling sense of danger, as if the body and mind were divided into countless dust!
It couldn't be an imitation of the Immortal Killing Formation... Meng Qi took the formation and felt more and more how terrifying the sword intent contained in it was, and he couldn't help but make some guesses in his heart.
While guessing, he felt a little heartbroken. This array diagram was lent to him. He had to return it after completing the mission, or use it because of danger. In short, it would not belong to him, it was just passed by.
This makes him, who is a bit obsessed with money, not heartbroken!
After putting away the formation diagram and the reincarnation talisman, Meng Qi remembered something and took out the mysterious sheepskin and rosary beads obtained from the ten sweethearts, and roughly described the source and his own guess.
Everyone's attention suddenly focused on Master Ming, the "Old Mother of Lishan". Her Dharma was exquisite, and she was many times better than the half-hearted monk Su Meng. They should be able to see the clues.
"Besides this one, is there another one without any power?" Master Ming looked at the sheepskin too intently.
Meng Qi nodded affirmatively: "On the 'Blessing Heavenly Official' Zhou Qiushan."
Master Ming thought deeply for a while and said: "It seems to be the symbol of the twelve causes and conditions. This vague rosary represents 'ignorance', that is, 'unclearness'. The beginning of troubles, that one should be the sign of 'old age and death'." "
"With the 'Twelve Causes and Conditions' rosary, could it be that there are twelve places where the Buddha's light rises... I'm afraid they form a certain Buddhist boundary. The eye of the formation is where the 'Master Palm' is located, and the ten sweethearts of Huanxi Temple can see it. Which barrier has been reached, so we can judge in advance the next place where the Buddha's light will rise. It's a pity that he is already dead, otherwise the enemy would probably have guessed..." Master Ming seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be answering everyone's questions.
Meng Qi asked expectantly: "Master, can you tell which barrier it is?"
Master Ming too shook his head: "Buddhism has many enchantments, and it has experienced demon chaos and demon Buddha chaos, and a lot of it has been lost. The poor nun couldn't figure out the clues for a while."
She suddenly stood up and whispered the Buddha's name: "I'm a poor nun, go and try to see if you can identify the Six Paths."
The figure disappeared with a whoosh, and came back not long after, without any look of joy.
Meng Qi was not surprised at all by this result. Considering the nature of profiteers in the Six Paths and the general outline of the "Tathagata Palm", it would be strange not to receive tens of thousands of good deeds and specific tasks!
"Since Ten Hearts Sweetheart has figured out which barrier it is, other monks from Huanxi Temple may also be able to do it. We just need to catch a few..." Meng Qi said in a deep voice, throwing out the idea that he had already considered.
He didn't have the slightest bit of tolerance to deal with such a force that was facing the wind and stinking hundreds of miles away. Humph, they were living in this world, which was a great disrespect to the women of the world!
"Okay." Lingbao Tianzun agreed without hesitation.
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There were blowing sand, and there was no human habitation for hundreds of miles in the vast sea. A half-built Buddhist temple was covered with dust.
Two monks were busy building walls with Gobi rocks. One was wearing gray robes and the other was wearing white clothes. Although they were in the painful wind and sand, they were both fresh and clean, especially the latter, who felt spotless.
"Brother Hongneng, is this your last Buddhist temple?" The monk in white flicked his hand, and the rock fragments swished down and turned into large bricks.
He was not yet twenty, and he was a handsome young monk. He was a bit dull, but he was always smiling and seemed to be in a good mood.
Monk Hongneng from Lanke Temple laughed and said: "The Buddhist temple is in my heart and will never be completed. After returning to the temple, the poor monk has to make great vows in front of the Buddha."
Looking at the ignorant eyes of the young monk in white, Hongneng did not continue the topic, but said: "Brother Zhenhui, why did you enter the vast sea again? It's very dangerous here recently."
Zhenhui smiled and said: "My senior brother asked me to go down the mountain to find him to eat and drink, and to travel together, but he always runs around, and recently he came to the vast sea again, so I traveled here."
He did not call himself a poor monk, and had no sense of monk.
At this point, Zhenhui scratched his bald head: "I also heard that the area around Yuhai Tanhan is very dangerous, so I plan to take shelter with you, Brother Hongneng, and wait until this matter is settled before looking for you."
He looked at the flying sand and rocks in the sky, thinking to himself: "I wonder if it will be like the story my senior brother told me, the Tathagata Palm will fall directly from the sky and fall into my arms..."
After thinking for a while with his eyes bright, Zhenhui put the matter behind him and continued to help Hongneng build the Buddhist temple.
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The wind and sand rolled, making it easy to hide, Meng Qi and Yan Wuwo floated inside.
"Flying Night Demon" Yan Wuwo was not wearing a mask, revealing a strange face of gray and dark red. In his hand, he held a glass lamp with jumping flames inside, exuding the aura of Qu Jiuniang's soul.
After secretly using the "Taiyi Divine Numbers" to calculate, Yan Wuwo changed direction and flew towards the line of Yuhai Tanhan.
Meng Qi followed closely behind him without saying a word.
After flying for more than half an hour, Yan Wuwo stopped on the desolate Gobi between Tanhan and Yuhai, and said in a deep voice: "It's probably this area. It's impossible to accurately determine the location. Let's search for strange places separately. If we find any, we won't explore them first. Let's meet here in an hour."
Meng Qi nodded slightly, changed his body, changed his clothes, and was in a strange scene again. He put away all his swords and knives, flew barehanded over the Gobi with yellow sand and many gray and black gravel, and met strong men who were searching for clues about the Buddha's Palm from time to time, but he didn't find anything unusual.
An hour later, Meng Qi and Yan Wuwo met at the agreed place.
"I found something unusual in the area where Jiu Niang's aura is the strongest." Without waiting for Meng Qi to speak, Yan Wuwo said directly.
"What's unusual?" Meng Qi was stunned.
Yan Wuwo turned around and flew to lead the way, secretly transmitting: "I found a very hidden illusion array, covering a gully going down. If it weren't for my extremely keen sense of dampness and water after my cultivation, I'm afraid it would be difficult to detect."
The gullies in the vast sea are often connected to underground rivers. Meng Qi once relied on them to get rid of An Guoxie's pursuit, but unfortunately he failed.
"Now that there are many outdoor scenes here, it is normal for someone to set up an illusion array to explore the underground river." Meng Qi said casually.
Yan Wuwo said briefly and forcefully: "That place is not the place where the Buddha's light rises."
This is a bit unusual, unless it is a monk from the Happy Temple... Meng Qi restrained his expression and flew to the edge of the illusion array with Yan Wuwo. There were gravel everywhere and no gullies at all.
Meng Qi took a deep breath, his spiritual sense fully opened, blending with the energy of heaven and earth, and the inner world subtly affected the outer world.
In this influence, the outer world changed slightly, and it seemed a little gloomy, but there was a place that did not change at all.
It was indeed an illusion!
Meng Qi communicated with Yan Wuwo for a few words, and in order not to alert the enemy or step into a trap, he prepared to do his own exploration first.
The light flickered slightly, the laws of heaven and earth were connected, Meng Qi's figure disappeared, and a fat gerbil appeared on the ground.
The gerbil dug a hole directly down, went deep into the gully, and then drilled towards the gully.
The further it drilled, the more damp it felt. After a quarter of an hour, Meng Qi suddenly felt relaxed. It turned out that he had penetrated. The sound of gurgling water echoed in the empty and closed environment.
He held the rock wall, smelled the breath, and looked for traces. Not long after, he found that there were traces of life in several places.
Meng Qi quietly jumped over, and he became more and more careful, fearing that the other party would not let go of even a gerbil, or that there were master-level figures on full alert.
After carefully jumping over several underground rocks, Meng Qi suddenly stopped because he felt the breath of Qu Jiuniang!
Not daring to get closer, Meng Qi looked around, suddenly went up along the rock, and then looked back.
At the edge of the underground dark river, where the water sometimes washed, there were two men and one woman sitting. The woman was wearing a black dress, with a beautiful face and a listless spirit. It was Qu Jiuniang!
The two men, one with a red face and a pointed face, and the other with a black face and a protruding forehead, were all strangers to Meng Qi, but their breath was undoubtedly the exterior scene, because it caused changes in the surrounding world!
"Which force's exterior scene is this?"
"Why have you never seen it before?"
"Why do you want to capture Qu Jiuniang?"
Many questions arose, and Meng Qi held the rock wall tightly, intending to wait and see for a while.
The red-faced man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks seemed to be unable to sit still. He stood up and walked back and forth from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone.
During the observation, Meng Qi's eyes swept over Qu Jiuniang, and his heart suddenly trembled. He discovered a detail that he had just overlooked.
Qu Jiuniang had no injuries on her body. Except for her mental depression, there was no sign of injury!
Combined with the fact that there was no sign of fighting in the first family of Hanhai, Meng Qi suddenly felt that the air around him became dangerous!
What kind of strength must it be to be able to capture a top master of the fourth heaven so easily?