Chapter 114 Five Pecks of Rice Sect

The mountains and rivers were covered with snow.

"Go!"

The horse's hooves moved forward in the thick ice and snow. The knight was a man wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat.

The clothes under the straw raincoat were thin, which seemed unusual in this cold weather.

"Brother! Wait for me!"

A woman's silver bell-like voice came from behind.

The two rode side by side.

Judging from the sword cases behind them, they must be martial artists.

"No, the snow is getting heavier and heavier. We can't go any further." At this time, Qi Qing stopped and looked at the sky.

"I'll listen to my brother."

"Go ahead and explore the way. If we can't find a place to stay, then we will return the same way."

"Okay!"

The two rode for about three miles. Seeing that the sky was getting darker, they were ready to go home when they saw a temple in front of them.

"There is a temple in front of us. Let's go in and take a look."

The temple was nameless and knocked on the door gently.

Seeing that no one agreed, he pushed it open heavily.

Instantly, a wave of hot air hit me in the face.

It turned out to be an abandoned temple, with half-collapsed statues and spider webs.

A bonfire rose in the center.

There was another group of people inside. Judging from the packages they carried and the horses and goods faintly visible in the backyard, they should be a group of merchants.

There were about seven or eight people.

There was another group of people with their heads and faces covered. They seemed to be afraid of this kind of icy weather and wrapped themselves tightly. There were not many people, only two.

"It's very snowy and windy, so I'm temporarily staying here. I hope you don't mind." Qi Qing bowed and said to everyone.

"Please!" The leader of the merchants gestured, "Do you want to eat something?"

An unknown, greasy meat was roasted on the bonfire, and the aroma of the ruined temple blew in the air.

"Thank you for your kindness, we have dry food."

The two brothers and sisters took out the dry food, and Qi Qing gestured to everyone whether they wanted to eat it, and everyone also declined.

When you are out, the most taboo thing is to eat food from strangers, but after the two sides showed goodwill, the atmosphere was obviously much more cheerful.

Only the two masked men in the corner remained silent. No matter whether others took the initiative to chat or said something else, they just shook their heads and nodded.

The leader of the merchants was a middle-aged man who was experienced in dealing with things. He always had a smiling look on his face. After the meat was roasted, he gave some to his subordinates, then untied the water bag around his waist, walked to the dilapidated statue, and poured the wine on the ground.

This move made the two brothers and sisters look at each other.

"Young man, do you know the origin of this temple?" The leader looked strange.

"Oh, what do you mean?" Qi Qing smiled.

"This is the charity house of the ancient Five Pecks of Rice Sect."

The Five Pecks of Rice Sect was a sect created by Zhang Ling in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"It turned out to be a rice thief. This is a wanted criminal when the Great Chen court was founded." Qi Qing suddenly realized, and his smile gradually became strange.

"Yes, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect is no longer as glorious as it was in the past. Three hundred years ago, Zhang Ling called himself the Heavenly Master and Taiqing Xuanyuan, and integrated the folk Dharma to build the Taoist tradition. In fact, the original name of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect was the Heavenly Master Sect, and it got its name because the believers had to hand in five pecks of rice when they joined the sect."

"Using martial arts to lie about immortal arts, to deceive the people, and to collect rent and rice taxes, it is a demon sect." Qi Qing suddenly spoke.

The atmosphere was a little silent, and a mysterious atmosphere was flowing.

"Haha, it's just a story, don't get excited, little brother, I just happened to come across the old site of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect."

"The origin of this charity house is not simple. The Five Pecks of Rice Sect uses "governance" as a unit, which is the same as the Taiping Dao. The new believers are called "ghost soldiers", and the person who leads the ghost soldiers is the chief priest. The chief priest has to open a charity house on the roadside to help passers-by."

The leader chewed the barbecue with big mouthfuls, his cheeks bulged, and the subordinates said nothing, just eating.

The leader was able to talk about the history of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect at will.

The tenet of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect was "loyalty, filial piety, honesty, doing good deeds and accumulating virtues" and then "governing the country and bringing peace". This organization, which could gather people and had the principles of self-cultivation and family harmony, laid the foundation for the Ba and Han dynasties in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It governed 100,000 households and people from all sides came to surrender. It has always been feared by the rulers.

After that, Cao Wei, the two Jin dynasties, the two hundred years of division between the north and the south, and then the unification of the Chen Dynasty, Buddhism flourished until it was labeled as a demon sect, and the Five Pecks of Rice Sect gradually declined until it disappeared.

"Whether it is a demon sect or a Xuanmen sect, don't they all rely on others' words? If you have a system and followers, you are called a demon sect; if you have no system and followers, and you are passed down from master to apprentice, then you are the authentic Xuanmen sect, brother, don't you think so?"

Soon, after eating and drinking, everyone picked up their weapons.

"Haha, he is indeed from the Demon Sect. He got it without any effort! Kill!!!"

Qi Qing stood up, his internal strength surged, and murderous intent was everywhere.

He raised his hand and threw more than a dozen hidden weapons.

The leader kicked over the bonfire, sparks flew everywhere, and his subordinates held up iron umbrellas, and the hidden weapons hit them with crackling, splashing bursts of sparks.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you take action?"

As soon as the voice fell, the two black-clothed men who had been silent just now moved. Their figures were like ghosts. In a flash of light and shadow, the two disappeared.

"Brother, be careful!!"

The female warrior shouted, her long sword was like a snake, and she drew out more than a dozen sword flowers, picking up the falling cone-shaped hidden weapon.

It turned out that the person was on the beam above his head.

The fire gradually dimmed, and the two brothers and sisters were flexible, maneuvering among the crowd.

Screams rang out, and it turned out that the Five Pecks of Rice Sect had their tendons torn.

The two ghosts were like ghosts, turning into afterimages, as if there were people everywhere.

The two brothers and sisters' sword nets were like balls, invulnerable to swords and guns.

"Die!"

At this time, Qi Qing seized the flaw, abandoned the sword and changed to palm, and the internal energy surged into his palm.

Wow!

There was a blazing heat in the air, and the red fire illuminated the surrounding environment. Qi Qing's palms were covered with three feet of flames.

They hit the chests of the two ghosts respectively.

"Puff!" The chests of the two were charred, and their bodies flew backwards and hit the wall heavily.

On the other side, the junior sister used a move called Longhong Piercing the Sun to cut off the leader's left arm and then picked his leg tendons.

The battle started less than an incense stick and ended with the victory of the two siblings.

The grass and trees in the hall began to burn.

The leader struggled to get up and sneered: "Ahem, we have no grudges against you, why do you keep holding us? Three hundred years have passed, what do the things of the predecessors have to do with us?"

The leader thought that this time he had overturned. He thought it was another rookie who came out to make a living, but he didn't expect it to be a tough guy.

While the leader was speaking, he signaled the two youngest people in the caravan to take the opportunity to leave. They were not seriously injured and there was still hope of escape.

"Hehe, because you are demon cultists." The woman said.

"We are the devil sect? What devil sect things are we doing? We unite the believers and help the people. Which one is the devil sect?"

"You gather people to rebel, make elixirs to poison and deceive the upper class, build large-scale projects, and have sex techniques. Which one is not the devil sect?"

"So that's it. As long as we put the blame on us for what others did, we will be guilty." The leader sneered.

At this time, the two men rushed to the gate.

Qi Qing didn't even look at it. He kicked the stone beside him with his right foot. The stone hit the acupuncture points of the two men, and the two men couldn't move.

The devil sect members captured alive are more valuable than the dead ones. Maybe they can force the whereabouts of other believers.

"Wait a little longer, the government will come, keep an eye on them."

"Ah..." The leader sighed heavily, "We are of the same roots, why are we so anxious to fight each other."

"Who is of the same roots with you? We don't believe in gods. Where are your gods? Why don't they come to save you?"

Qi Qing sneered.

While putting out the flames, they found hemp ropes from the goods. Except for the two dead ghosts, everyone else's hands and feet were tied together.

From the beginning of their practice, they have been instilled with the idea that good and evil cannot coexist, and the best way for people in the martial arts world to become famous is to kill demons and eliminate monsters.

Today they can be considered famous.

"Martial arts come from magic. If you don't believe in gods, why don't you criticize those who believe in Buddhism?"

Qi Qing knew that these people were sharp-tongued, so he simply didn't follow their thinking. Anyway, he was idle, so he smiled and said:

"Call your gods to come out. As long as your gods come out, I will convert immediately."

These words made everyone speechless, and the leader also bowed his head helplessly.

What this person said is right. There is indeed no miracle in the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.

After the founder of the Heavenly Master, there is no more magic inheritance.

The two Heavenly Masters who came after him only established their prestige by curing diseases and saving people.

Because of the blind expansion, many malicious elements joined in, such as sucking the blood of believers, the way of dual cultivation of men and women, etc. What Qi Qing said was not a smear.

But in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, their branch had long parted ways with this evil sect, and even purged these people who ruined their reputation. It was just that the reputation of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect was too great, and as long as such a thing happened, it was considered to be done by them.

It was popular in the upper class during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and later Buddhism flourished. The hat of the Demon Sect could not be taken off completely, and it became a rat crossing the street that everyone shouted and beat.

Not only them, but also other Taoist schools are the same.

Of course, Buddhism and the court did not kill them all. They were very smart, but divided them.

There is no base, no organization of believers, generally inherited in the form of family martial arts halls, attached to the upper class, and good relations with Buddhism. That is the authentic Xuanmen.

The two people in front of us are typical disciples of the sect.

So the leader sighed that they were born from the same roots.

"Taishang Laojun, the Qi of the heavens is vast, how can my Taoism flourish?"

Seeing the stubbornness of these people, Qi Qing couldn't help laughing: "Don't think about it. In today's world, the holy monks and nuns of Buddhism and the wanderers of Xuanmen can't live forever, nor can they be called immortals and Buddhas. With your three-legged cat skills, I'm afraid it won't work."

Swoosh! !

At this time, the sky was filled with the sound of breaking air.

Bang!

The roof exploded, and a figure fell down and hit the statue heavily.

"Who?"

The two drew their swords in an instant.

The dust cleared, and only a person was seen sitting on the altar.

He was wearing a white Taoist robe, with a Yin-Yang Tai Chi pattern on his chest, long hair like a waterfall, skin as white as jade, and an indescribable temperament, giving people a lazy and unrestrained feeling.

The leader's eyes lit up when he saw him.

"Where did the thief come from?"

Seeing the man dressed, the junior sister rushed up with a sword and threw out two flying knives at the same time.

"Be careful!" Qi Qing hurriedly called out, but unfortunately he couldn't hear.

"Such a thin spiritual energy, what's the difference between this and beating an egg in a pond to make egg drop soup? Forget it, it's better to have it than not, at least the spirit gathering array and some methods are effective."

When he looked up, he saw the flying knife shooting at him, piercing his eyes.

The flying knife seemed to be attached to a mysterious power, which directly broke the protection of the avoidance talisman.

The avoidance talisman is a simple little spell that can only avoid ordinary soldiers. I didn't expect it to be broken in this world. It seems that there is a supernatural power.

But this thing can't hurt Xu Xuan.

Xu Xuan's eyes are purple.

Wow!

The bright red flames burned his flying knife to vaporization.

"It's my turn!" Looking at the female knight who was terrified but had no time to retract her moves, Xu Xuan smiled slightly, and his purple pupils glowed again.

Wow!

The flames instantly engulfed the woman, and she turned into ashes on the spot.

"Not good!!" Without time to be sad, Qi Qing's first reaction was to escape!

The other party was a master, and he was invincible! Perhaps even the elders of the sect might not be able to deal with this man.

Qi Qing jumped out of the door, and Xu Xuan was faster than him. He threw out the spirit seal, and the spirit seal swelled in the wind.

Boom!

The ground within a hundred feet shook heavily, and the three-foot giant seal smashed Qi Qing into a meat paste.

Then the bloody seal shrank and flew back to Xu Xuan's side and floated.

In less than ten breaths, two first-class masters were wiped out.

This magical method stunned everyone.

If the flame just now could be considered as a sign of strong internal strength, then the spiritual seal that was rising in the wind was beyond the realm of the mundane.

The leader reacted, his eyes were already filled with tears, Taishang Laojun finally sent the gods to save them.

The leader didn't care about his hands and feet, and knocked his head heavily on the ground.

"Tianshi Daodaijiu Kou Jie greets the gods!!"

(Today I am busy looking up information and making an outline, so today there are only 6,000 for now, and tomorrow it will be back to normal. The second chapter will be sent in the afternoon)