“Is that a covert threat?”
"Don't misunderstand, deputy head and head of the two grandfathers are very kind-hearted, they have no evil intentions, hum, right, it is because of what you did before, the doctor killed people, but actually a traitor of the iron brake internal strife. Unexpectedly, the number of traitors is so many that it moves a single hair and upsets the whole body. At present, the entire iron brake mountain is self-inspection internally. Many people have already fled." Liang Yu re-explained again.
Kind-hearted?
I do not deny the righteousness of the upright head and deputy head in their hearts, but I will not blindly trust them so-called kindness and friendliness.
Mao, Mao Su, Mao Yi, they are not righteous?
When certain matters are related to personal or factional interests, people often resort to any means necessary.
"I still don't want you to go find Xiao Ying, and I even want to remind her not to come here. You don't understand many things thoroughly. The eight dwellings we talked about earlier have extremely powerful strength. It may not just be against the four rules mountain, even against Iron brake mountain retaliation." I tried my best to explain calmly to Liang Yu.
Liang Yu hesitated slightly before saying, "But they, aren't they underdogs? Grandpa and Grandpa still want to find their old nest. If they come to Iron brake mountain, it's definitely a trap for themselves."
Liang Yu's words were actually what was explicitly stated on the surface.
White Pine and White Sand Mountain did indeed run away in a panic.
The preliminary strength of the eight dwellings lineage has been demonstrated, with the offspring forming an array that can kill normal Daoist disciples at will. Meeting someone like me who is hard to handle will put them at a disadvantage.
Their formation might be difficult to counter against a horse fairy Taoist.
After all, there are too many Taoists, especially when they are on the main stage of Iron brake mountain, and Taoists can swallow them up.
The only possible variable is their head, who has not yet demonstrated much strength.
Refer to the Four Regulations Mountain and Juequ Mountain.
There are ancestors in the mountains, and as long as the array is used outside the mountain, the ancestor can also be summoned, which is an unknown variable.
Iron brake mountain, seems to be really not afraid of eight dwellings lineage?
Liang Yu's naivety makes the communication more difficult for me.
"From her safety standpoint, you should not do this thing. Iron brake mountain still targets Mao San, Mao San is too mysterious, that White Zhi Grandma only looked at him once and he had that outcome. He said that if he continues to provoke him, he will also go up the mountain. And he has obtained so many real person corpses to create an immortal soul."
"Iron brake mountain may not be able to deal with Mao San," I explained again.
"Oh... I've heard about Mao San from sister Zhuo Ying and you've mentioned him more than once. He's the one who says you two are not compatible with each other." Liang Yu walked while kicking the ground with his foot.
"Okay, that's it then. Let's hope for the best in the future. Iron brake mountain really takes care of itself." Liang Yu said seriously.
I smiled.
Liang Yu took me to many places.
What a coincidence, I happened to run into Chang Xin.
When he approached, his smile was...
I can't quite describe it, but he is extremely attentive to Liang Yu, almost... degrading? Flattering?
Then, it was the two of them who took me to tour Iron brake mountain.
I know that Iron brake mountain is not just one temple or observatory, but this range of mountains, with all its lushness, has at least twenty to thirty peaks. Each peak is governed by a senior who has strength comparable to that of a third spiritual being incarnate.
Liang Yu really is talkative, her little mouth chatter non-stop. I feel like she's practically spilled out everything she knows about Iron brake mountain.
She said, once a senior reaches the level of four spiritual beings, he will gain the favor of Black Grandmother and be tutored until he reaches the level of five spiritual beings. Combining this with Daoist techniques, he will have the strength of the vice-head.
However, Iron brake mountain can only have one head, one vice-head. People who achieve this strength need to leave the mountain top to form their own power elsewhere.
I pondered over this. Three spiritual beings incarnate is equivalent to the strength of a normal Taoist temple elder, and four spiritual beings incarnate might be a step away from a true immortal?
Liu Taiyuan can be a fifth spiritual being incarnate.
I remained silent for a long time. Combining two inheritances, reaching the level of a true immortal, is already a kind of great achievement. It's no wonder that Liu Taiyuan can take on two people at once.
Iron brake mountain has such a strong foundation.
"Many people like that leave the mountain gate and find a new Black Grandmother. That's why there is only one Iron brake Mountain Taoist Temple in a large area like Shengjing, Heishui, and Jianglin. There are only Taoist temples here, while other places are just Taoist households." Liang Yu patted his chest and said, "I will also become such a great expert!"
"Hmm, sister Yin, you didn't say that Black Grandmother said you can only summon a 'Lige' right? It won't accept other immortals and letting the strength of the Lige enhance will also increase your own strength. You can't summon five immortals." Chang Xin explained by the side.
"Call me elder sister." Liang Yu glared at Chang Xin before letting out a light snort: "You don't understand, it's a concept. Anyway, I will become very powerful. If you don't have the ability and can't get things done, I don't like men who depend on others."
Chang Xin's face tightened immediately. He bowed to me and left directly after we hugged.
His serious and tense posture was probably to continue practicing.
As she watched Chang Xin leave, Liang Yu suppressed a smile with her hand.
As I walked along, I noticed that the surrounding Daoist temples had changed a bit, becoming smaller. No, not smaller, but more like independent temples with slender and tall structures. From a width of several meters, they became about one meter wide.
Without exception, instead of idols, there were actually... Taoists inside?
"These are Taoist buildings. Grandpa the Vice Headmaster said that the lifespan of an out-of-the-closet Taoist is not as long as that of a Taoist. When a person perishes, the spirit may not necessarily choose the next disciple, and there is actually also a growing spirit that matches that disciple. Therefore, those elderly gentlemen came here and lived in these Taoist buildings, being worshipped by the entire temple. Further in, you can see the temple of Black Grandma." Liang Yu stopped walking.
"You can't go in, she doesn't like outsiders."
I didn't want to continue forward.
Just the strength of Iron brake mountain tells me something, maybe if it weren't for Bai Family using corpse bugs to seal the cave, White Wolf Cave would have been eliminated long ago.
Of course, there's also a possibility that those white wolves have moved again, relying on the traitors of the inner Five Elements Taoist to hide again. Moreover, everything Iron brake mountain does, they will know in advance.
When Liang Yu brought me back to the main hall, Liu Taiyuan, Wu Jinlan, and the fourth and fifth elders were still drinking, really from noon until evening.
Han Jincun had always been sitting on the other side, not joining in.
The disciples started serving the dishes.
Liu Taiyuan waved his hand leisurely, and I noticed that a student quickly left. A few minutes later, he returned.
There were people following behind, carrying two heavy objects that were covered by a red cloth.
When the two objects were brought to Liu Taiyuan's side, he shook his head, his seriousness increasing, and took off the red cloth.
Inside were two ornate, colorful statues.
"Lu Daoist, the two ghosts beside you are not simple at all. They have helped Iron brake mountain greatly. These are their true bodies prepared for them. They will be worshipped by Iron brake mountain and have a soul left. Then they can enjoy it." Liu Taiyuan belched and said, "Eating divine incense and receiving worship from believers can give them a legitimate position. Gradually, they will be like Taoists and cannot be considered as mountain spirits or wild monsters or any kind of ghost material."
I felt a slight chill in my heart, not expecting that Iron brake mountain would use such a method to keep "ghosts."
They won't really keep Wei Youming and Lao Gonggan here, they just need to eat incense.
Incense worship is a matter of practice. Eating too much of this, like the river spirits, if they are worshipped for a long time, people will often mistake them for river gods.
Mountain spirits are often mistaken for mountain gods by the unenlightened, and such folk tales are not uncommon.
Moreover, Liu Taiyuan knows that I am certainly not able to completely command Lao Gonggan and Wei Youming. This is telling me and also his invitation to the two ghosts.
"It's over, there's no consideration at all. The 'ASCENT TO SPIRITUALITY' stage arranged for Lao Gonggan was quite a spectacle. Your pottery figure, it was just thrown together. It's not even as good as the way that Guo Er Temple gave Gaimao his form, replacing it with a golden body and surrounding it with many young women to worship him. Lao Gonggan might have been swayed if it had been done like that." Lao Gonggan appeared on the table and looked very dissatisfied with the two clay figures.
"And besides, Lao Gonggan isn't comfortable with the women of Iron brake mountain. What if they're snakes or fox spirits? Isn't this just fooling the ghosts?"
"Even the Ghost Director doesn't like you. He said you're all sick, your eyes aren't good enough, and he doesn't want to be around you."
"He also said that you guys were too obvious. He didn't charge your fees for your examinations, but you still wanted him to do volunteer work for you long-term. Doesn't he have his own hospital to take care of?"
Lao Gong spoke at length, leaving Liu Taiyuan with no words to say.
