Liaozhai Great Sage

"Hehe, this fellow Taoist is a bit unfamiliar. He is a newcomer. The Danding Sect is not a merchant who sells pills. They are practicing."

At this time, a middle-aged Taoist, wearing a blue Taoist robe, walked slowly with a smile like a spring breeze on his face: "Poverty Taoist Guo Huai, don't you know the name of your friend?"

"My Taoist name is Mr. Li, I have met the real Guo Huai." Li Xiuyuan bowed back.

"Mr. Li? Hehe, the Daoist name is quite different." Guo Huai said with a smile.

"Does the real person know the Danding sect very well? How is this scene not buying and selling elixir?" Li Xiuyuan said.

Guo Huai said: "Pindao knows a thing or two about the Danding sect. This sect has been passed down to alchemists in the pre-Qin period. It is said that the master once refined the elixir of immortality for Qin Shihuang in the mortal world. Unfortunately, the main medicine is missing. , could not be refined, this is the story of the alchemist Xu Fu who went out to sea to find the medicine, who knows that the first emperor died within a few years of searching, and the elixir of life failed completely, but the alchemist's alchemy has been passed down. Come down, and over time, the Danding School will be formed."

"The Danding faction is rooted in the secular world and has a far-reaching heritage. It has refined elixirs for many emperors in the past dynasties, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in the previous dynasty, and the current emperor of the Song Dynasty."

Li Xiuyuan's expression moved slightly. He recalled it. Indeed, from ancient times to the present, there have been emperors obsessed with immortality in all dynasties, and enshrined many alchemists for alchemy. Could it be that those alchemists for alchemy are Taoists of the Danding School?

People in later generations felt that the emperor's pursuit of immortality was a manifestation of stupidity, but it seems that it is not always the case.

"Since the Daoist of the Danding Sect can refine elixir, why can't one emperor live forever, but many emperors died of erysipelas?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

Master Guo Huai glanced at him and said with a smile: "That's just a misunderstanding of the world. Taking Qin Shihuang as an example, his lifespan should have ended long ago. It was the Patriarch of the Danding Sect who made alchemy to continue his life. How can he prolong his life for a few years? It is not easy to refine this elixir of immortality, and naturally you will not get longevity in the end, and once the extended life span is reached, even the emperor will die suddenly. This is the sudden death of Qin Shihuang in the sand dunes reason."

"It's also like that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also got the elixir to prolong his life for several years, and ordered the door god to drive away the ghost soldiers who seduce the soul for him. He wanted to live a long life against the sky. The act of heaven will damage the destiny of the country and harm the descendants. Sure enough, after the sudden death of Emperor Taizong of Tang, a Wulong appeared. He not only usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, but also killed countless descendants of Li family. People's words will damage the fate of the country and bring disaster to future generations."

"If it weren't for Li Tang's luck being too prosperous, and he didn't hide his merits, it would be hard to say whether there would be Li Tang's prosperity."

Speaking of this, Master Guo Huai said again: "Now fellow Taoists, do you think the Danding Sect is the one who deceives the world? If it is really the one who deceives the world, there will not be so many fellow Taoists in Tianlao Mountain today. Come for medicine."

Chapter 548

This real Guo Huai taught Li Xiuyuan a lesson.

It seems to reveal the reason why those emperors who have made great achievements in history died suddenly. Qin Shihuang died suddenly, Li Shimin died suddenly, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also died suddenly, and their deaths were all related to elixir and alchemists.

And this is recorded in history books, not nonsense.

It's just that this is only on the surface. Is the real reason really the same as Guo Huai said, because the extended lifespan is over, so the sudden death?

And because these emperors lived long against the sky, they brought retribution, so serious turmoil occurred after their deaths. For example, when Qin Shihuang died, Hu Hai usurped the throne, and uprisings were raised in various places. There are countless descendants. After the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was Huo Guang's chaotic power. During this period, Li Xiuyuan, an emperor who was deposed by Huo Guang, also met.

That was the Emperor Yin who was slaughtered outside the city of Jinling that day, and was sealed as Marquis of Haihun.

"The history books at home are still not burned thoroughly enough." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.

He felt that the real Guo Huai did not deceive him, because there was no need for it, and people who practice Taoism are also taboo to lie, especially such things related to the emperors of the past dynasties are not dared to make up.

"The Daoist came to Danding Dao Temple this time, do you know whether he is seeking pills or medicine? The poor Taoist knows this place quite well, and maybe he can help a little bit." Guo Huai said.

Li Xiuyuan came back to his senses and said, "I am neither asking for pills nor medicine, but to find a fox, to be precise, a fox spirit, who has practiced for 500 years, and was arrested here. I think Save that fox spirit and leave."

"Oh, fox spirit?" Master Guo Huai's expression moved slightly: "The Taoists who come here are all asking for medicine. The alchemists of the Danding School rarely use spirit monsters as medicine. If the Taoist priest wants to come here to find fox spirits, he is probably looking for the wrong one. Maybe you can go to the first floor to have a look, there are many fairy birds, auspicious beasts, fox spirits and so on."

"What would a Taoist usually do if he caught a fox spirit protected by Ford?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

Master Guo Huai said: "Perhaps some immortals and masters will want one or two monsters to act as boys, to do sundries, and to receive guests."

"What would the immortal give in exchange?" Li Xiuyuan asked again.

"It's probably something like Ganoderma lucidum and fairy grass. For immortals, they travel in the deep sea, and collecting medicine is much easier than us Taoists. They don't use the fairy medicine they pick, and they either give it away or take it away. It's not impossible to exchange someone else's kindness for a fox spirit." Master Guo Huai said.

"That's right, alchemists of the Danding Sect don't need spirits, but they do need Ganoderma Lucidum. Could it be that some disciples of the Danding Sect catch spirits and exchange them for Ganoderma lucidum?" Li Xiuyuan said.

The real Guo Huai pondered: "...this poor Taoist has never thought about it, but the Taoist leader thinks that the Danding faction is suspicious, so you can look for it. I believe the Danding Sect will not tolerate such evil words."

"I hope so, then I won't bother the Taoist priest anymore, I'll continue to search around." Li Xiuyuan bowed and said goodbye.

Master Guo Huai watched Li Xiuyuan go away, and his brows could not help but tighten.

"Master, aren't you going to make alchemy today? The medicinal materials are ready." At this time, a Taoist from the Danding sect greeted him respectfully and gave a salute.

"Which disciples have been in and out of Tianmu Mountain in recent days?" Master Guo Huai asked.

The Taoist said: "Master, this disciple doesn't know, but if I give him a few hours, I should be able to figure it out."

"Okay, I'll give you half a day to check it out. Remember, any disciple who has entered and exited Tianmu Mountain is counted, even the poor ones." Guo Huai said.

"Disciple understands." The Taoist responded, and then said curiously: "It's just that the disciple is a little curious. Why did the master check this? Which disciple made a mistake."

Master Guo Huai stood with his hands behind his back, looked at Li Xiuyuan's direction and murmured: "It's not as simple as a disciple making a mistake, it's because this gatekeeper may be in great trouble... The elixir of life is about to be refined, but today suddenly something like this happened. Things, does God really not want such a elixir to be born? Before the elixir is refined, disaster is already brewing."

Thinking of this, he could only sigh.

All the alchemists of the Danding School in the past did not want to practice the pill of immortality.

It just fails for various reasons every time.

And the masters of the Danding faction have long noticed that the reason for the failure of alchemy is not that there are not enough medicinal materials, nor is it that the skills are not good, but that they have been punished by heaven.

Therefore, in this generation, Master Guo Huai chose to make alchemy in Tianmu Mountain.

This is a small world, even if spirits become immortals here, there will be no catastrophe.

Therefore, Master Guo Huai felt that he could cheat the world and succeed in refining the elixir of immortality.

It's just...he already smelled disaster today.

Is it true that God cannot be bullied?

Li Xiuyuan didn't know what this real Guo Huai was thinking, what he was thinking about now was how to find the two Taoist priests of the Danding Sect, that is, the senior brother of the Taoist Shang.

With such news, he found it not difficult to find out.

The premise is that you have to find the Taoist leader of the Danding Sect to find out the truth.

But would people from the Danding faction speak out casually?

"Looks like it's a matter of lure. Didn't the Taoists of the Danding sect ask for the fairy grass of Ganoderma lucidum?" Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly: "I remember that there is still a little thousand-year-old fairy grass in my hand, which was left by the Polygonum multiflorum essence from that day."

He touched it from the ghost king's bag, and a small piece of dry branch-like thing was taken out.

This is the root of the thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum essence.

It's a real fairy grass, and it's not at the same level as that blood ganoderma.

Thinking of this, he immediately took this thing and walked to the place where the most Taoists gathered.

A group of Taoists in front of them watched together and let out a series of exclamations.

"Rare, rare, really rare. I have only seen it in Daoist collections and ancient books after many years of cultivation in the poor way. I didn't expect to be able to see it with my own eyes today. This is really insightful."