Chapter 26 Da Luo Faction

Hu Ma was slightly stunned.

This time entering the capital, he had comprehended the latter half of the Dawei Tiangong General technique and refined the tenth incense stick.

He already understood the wonders of the technique left by Old Lord Eyebrows, destroying the National Preceptor's ambition to refine the White Jade Capital, and also destroying the Dharma Assembly he had prepared to suppress the entire group of transmigrators, but in the end, he still felt a sense of frustration in his heart.

The reason was that he had failed to defeat the National Preceptor. The reason why the National Preceptor finally fled was only because he realized that he, who had cultivated the tenth incense stick, would not act as he wished.

No matter how skilled his magic was, he could no longer use Hu Ma's power to invite the altar as he had planned.

But he lost, but he was not defeated.

He could still leave calmly with a flick of his sleeves. The capable people among the transmigrators could not stop him. That feeling made people feel the pressure invisibly, but they had to accept the gap.

If you can't beat him, you can't beat him.

This depression in his heart made him ignore some other things, such as the benefits of being the chief priest of the Da Luo Faction?

"You seem to know a lot of things?"

He turned to look at Old Abacus and asked slowly, "Including some things you shouldn't have hidden?"

Old Abacus carefully shrank his body, "As disciples of the Da Luo Faction, we just inquire about news everywhere, approaching people with important destinies, but some real secrets, past events, are only known by the chief priest."

"For example, the National Preceptor who has already left the capital, and for example, you!"

Hu Ma looked at his current appearance, then nodded slowly and said, "Where is it?"

Old Abacus heard that he was interested, so he quickly got up and said, "I'll lead the way."

Hu Ma and Erguotou exchanged glances and stood up at the same time, unexpectedly discovering that Old Abacus was going to take them, not to another place, but to the small Taoist temple in the Zhi Shou Pavilion where he had been before.

Standing here, they could see a corner of the Wang family's old house next to the Zhi Shou Pavilion from afar, and they could faintly hear the noise inside, but they would ignore it for the time being.

Too many things needed to be done, but no one could handle them all, so it was very lucky that someone was also doing things.

"The truth about many past events should be hidden in this Taoist temple, but you need to go in to find out."

Old Abacus stood in front of the Taoist temple and said cautiously, "This temple was built by our second-generation Grandmaster, who is also the second-generation chief priest."

"In fact, there have been many chief priests in the Da Luo Faction from generation to generation, but now we are used to counting from the Grandmaster who came down the mountain two hundred years ago. He is considered the first-generation Grandmaster, and his disciple is the second-generation chief priest we are now worshipping."

"And the habit of dressing up as Taoists also started with the second-generation chief priest. Even our master learned from him... Of course, now you are the master..."

"..."

"The second-generation chief priest should be the first person to come into contact with transmigrators, right?"

Hu Ma nodded silently, understanding the origin of this small Taoist temple. He glanced at Erguotou, his eyes asking if he wanted to come in together.

Erguotou shook his head and said, "Let's be careful. The Da Luo Faction is not to be underestimated. Don't easily violate their taboos. Besides, if both of us go in, we might both fall in. It's better for me to stay and keep watch."

Hu Ma could understand. He was not afraid. After cultivating the tenth incense stick, he failed for the first time in his confrontation with the National Preceptor. He was naturally depressed, but he could also feel his current specialness.

If there was an opportunity, he should find someone to fight with so he could understand the extent of his current abilities.

He nodded to Erguotou and entered the small Taoist temple.

As soon as he came in, he saw that it was dark inside, with no lights. He flicked the fire starter and saw that the temple was empty, with only a futon and an oil lamp in front of it.

After lighting it, he saw a small table in front of the futon with some books on it, but what attracted Hu Ma the most was not a god, but a few painting scrolls hanging on the empty wall in front of him that looked a bit old.

The contents were also clear at a glance. The first painting should be of the Da Luo Faction's first-generation chief priest going down the mountain to meet the Duyi Emperor.

The following paintings were of the Questioning Heaven Grand Sacrifice, the Twelve Ghost Altars, and other content. As he scanned them one by one, he learned about the various major events experienced by the Da Luo Faction in the past two hundred years.

Each painting had sharp lines and seemed to have some secrets. Hu Ma suddenly realized that he had actually seen them before.

Back in Shima Town, he had seen the paintings left by the Great Virtuous Teacher Bu Shi Niu, which were of a similar style.

He slowly looked over and sat down on the futon, looking at the small table in front of him. There were pens, ink, paper, and inkstones on it, but what attracted Hu Ma the most was a bamboo scroll with words carved out by a blade. Half of it was unfolded, presumably frequently read by the National Preceptor.

He lowered his head and, with the light of the oil lamp, looked at the first few lines of words:

The Grand Duke descends from heaven, and the human world is used as a sacrifice.

Five fiends descend into the world, imprisoned in heaven and earth.

Further down, it was written: The methods of this world have been tried, and heaven and earth have a lifespan, which ends in Duyi. Alas, the poverty of human power is so sad.

He frowned, realizing that this record was indeed important. He calmed down and slowly read it, and saw that some of it was what he already knew.

Including Duyi summoning the Grand Duke to raise an army, including the gradual rise of evil spirits in heaven and earth, foreigners entering the capital, and also including the Questioning Heaven Grand Sacrifice and the Thirty-six Caves. Some were records, and some were various methods, including some wild ideas. The White Jade Capital was also among them.

But as Hu Ma flipped through it, he was gradually attracted by a kind of thing mentioned above, and his breathing was slightly stagnant.

"There's still such a strange thing hidden under the capital city?"

In an instant, he understood the reason why the National Preceptor was so eager to refine the White Jade Capital, and after discovering the failure, he left without hesitation. For a time, he even had the idea of going out immediately and finding Miss White Wine in the direction of the Zhi Shou Pavilion.

But he held back, just quickly unfolded the bamboo scroll, and read all the contents on it.

After doing all this, he put away the bamboo scroll and stood up. Finally, he picked up the oil lamp and looked carefully at the Taoist temple again, then turned around and went out, saying to Old Abacus outside the door, "Collect all the things in this Taoist temple and bring them to me."

"In addition, the Da Luo Faction has been passed down for so many years, the things left behind should be more than just a little in this small Taoist temple, right?"

Old Abacus didn't expect Hu Ma to come out so quickly, so he quickly said, "No, this is just a foothold in the capital city. The inheritance of the Da Luo Faction is said to be on Fangwai Mountain..."

"But I haven't been there. I have to ask the Grandmaster..."

"..."

"Let's deal with the troubles in the capital city before going there!"

Hu Ma shook his head helplessly and said to Erguotou, "I see, although this Dharma Assembly has been destroyed, we have taken over a big trouble."

"I knew there would be no good things coming in here, right?"

Erguotou slapped his thigh hard, and then asked, "What trouble?"

"..."

"Let's talk as we walk."

Hu Ma led Erguotou and walked straight to the Wang family's old house next door. At the same time, he said, "You just said that the previous generation of transmigrators and the Uppery Bridge ghost walkers should have joined forces to deal with something, and ended up dying together. Do you know what that was?"

"I saw it in a vague method recorded at the end of the Book of Towning the Duke..."

Erguotou also quickly said, "That method is not complete, and it deals with rare things in the world, so it is unclear. I guess this should just be a plan to do so, but the final result was not recorded, so it seems inexplicable."

"To put it bluntly, that should be an unverified method."

"Then I think, this method may have to be used again."

Hu Ma remained noncommittal, just stomped lightly on the ground, and said to Erguotou, "There is also a similar thing under the capital city."

...

...

"Re-smelted in the furnace, what exactly is it?"

In the Wang family's old house, among the pharmacies, a group of transmigrators were also a little scared by Miss White Wine's words.

Someone said, "It is naturally something related to us. Didn't you hear those guys say just now that we are just defective products?"

Someone immediately disagreed with this: "Nonsense, we are obviously genuine products."

"Can this be the key?"

"..."

Some people were more serious and immediately realized something. They hurried to take Wang's eldest daughter to interrogate. Since she was from the Wang family, who was in charge of the Siming Dao, of course they should ask the Wang family.

But unexpectedly, as soon as Wang's eldest daughter saw the evil spirits approaching, she cried out, "I don't know, who would I ask about what the masters do? The Wang family's rules are very strict, and we are not usually allowed to come to this courtyard..."

It was not known whether what she said was true or false, but not everyone could use ruthless methods to torture and force a confession.

Sweet Potato Burn could do it, but when he saw so many people around, he shrank back.

After all, he still had to maintain his good reputation.

But in this chaos, they heard a voice ringing in the distance: "That is the Avatar of the Grand Duke, a Fierce God descending into the world."

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads and saw Hu Ma and Erguotou walking over from another direction. Erguotou already knew what to do along the way. With a wave of his hand, several talismans flew out from his sleeves and sealed the door again.

Hu Ma had also come to Miss White Wine and handed her the bamboo scroll in his hand, whispering, "It is recorded very clearly on this."

"The Grand Duke descends, and wants to take back everything in this world as a sacrifice at all times, but the human fortune is still there, and there is no way in, but it has already tried every means to infiltrate the human world."

"The Meng family's ancestor is one of them, but he is trapped in the Yin Mansion. The disaster objects in the ghost cave are also similar to this, but the thirty-six ghost cave families barely held them back with the karma of seven generations."

"And this one under our feet is even more powerful..."

"The entire capital city is its offering table, and the transmigrators were originally the sacrifices prepared for it!"

"..."

Outside the city, among the faint flames and the strange flesh and blood, the vague shadows silently watched Monkey Wine sitting on the bullock cart, slowly revealing their respective faces. They looked around and suddenly laughed, "You have the guts, and we are not bad either. As long as you can solve the things in the city, then let's gamble this round, how about it?"

(End of chapter)