On the Avenue.

Chapter 217 Tianmu Society, Destroyed
Guxian Town is geographically remote. To enter this town, you need to pass through the mountains of Henggong Mountain Range. There are many evil spirits in the mountains, and it is dangerous to travel. Few people who are not caravans or people living in the mountains come here.

Zhuge Jian was a foreigner, so when he came to Guxian Town, he naturally attracted many eyes.

On the street, the townspeople put down their work and stared at the stranger who came from the mountains.

Someone was holding the teapot and drinking tea from the spout, but his eyes followed Zhuge Jian's figure.

There were three or five people standing on the street, carrying hoes and chatting, but their heads were following Zhuge Jian's figure.

There was also a woman sewing shoe soles under the eaves. She raised the needle in her hand and rubbed some hair oil into her hair, but her eyes were fixed on Zhuge Jian.

Zhuge Jian didn't care. He walked in a strange way towards Sanyuanju.

Guxian Town is famous for the sages that emerged in ancient times.

It is said that thousands of years ago, there was a talented man in this small town. He passed the imperial examinations and won the top three places in the imperial examinations. He was promoted to the position of Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. Later, he retired and returned to Guxian Town, where he died of natural causes at the age of 98.

The town became famous and was renamed Guxian Town.

The former residence of that great talent is called Sanyuanju.

Sanyuanju is not big, but it covers an area of ​​about six or seven acres. It has a garden, fish pond, and rockery. The houses are like ink-and-wash landscapes. There are not many houses built, only about ten, and most of them are pavilions, corridors, bridges, and blank spaces for gardens.

On the streets, townspeople also started walking and following Zhuge Jian, each with a bad look in their eyes.

The tea drinker drank the tea in the teapot, poured out the tea leaves, blew towards the spout, and the soul-refining talisman imprinted inside the teapot lit up.

The farmer carrying the hoe turned his palm on the handle, and the talisman imprinted on the wooden handle emitted a bright light and flowed on the handle.

The woman sewing the soles of shoes bit off the thread, blew on the needle in her hand, and the needle flew up.

Every time Zhuge Jian walked through an alley, three or five people would come out from the shadows and follow him. They would reach out and take out talismans and weapons from their arms.

Behind their heads, a shrine flew out, and a divine fetus sat precariously, making sword and magic gestures in his hands, staring closely at Zhuge Jian's back.

"Hey!"

The woman sewing the soles of shoes shouted in a loud voice, "Sir, can you spare my life? You have tracked us all down from Gongzhou City to here, please don't kill us all!"

Zhuge Jian turned a deaf ear and recited silently.

"At that time, the Jade Emperor of Heaven was in the Jade Void Hall of the Haojie Heavenly Palace, reciting the Mantra of the Creation of Heaven, Wind and Thunder, Yu Bu, and the Control of Demons with all the heavens and earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, the flying gods, the great bodhisattvas, and the celestial beings."

Around him, the sound of wind began to pick up.

On the street corner, a few scattered pieces of paper money were blown upwards and flew into the sky.

"…The spell says: The Five Thunder Gods were born with the Emperor. They were trained by the Emperor and subdued all the stars. They have thousands of fierce officers and thousands of night warriors. They have seven heads and hundreds of arms, and a huge mouth of gold. They are ten thousand feet long and swallow ghosts and spirits." (From the Tai Shang Dong Xuan San Dong Kai Tian Feng Lei Yu Bu Zhi Mo Shen Mantra)
His steps were sometimes long, sometimes short, sometimes he would take a step with his left foot and then follow with his right foot, or he would pause with his right foot before taking a step forward.

There seemed to be an altar under his feet. At this moment, he was the old wizard on the altar, walking with the magic steps, chanting the magic spell silently, and was about to summon the wind and thunder to bless him and defeat the demons to defend the way!
What he was reciting was the Wind and Thunder Yu Steps Magical Mantra passed down to him by Gongzi and Chen Shi. This technique is divided into magic mantras, techniques, footwork, and spells. The power of reciting and blessing is immeasurable!

What the young master gave him was an incomplete piece, which could only allow him to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage at most, but what Chen Shi gave him was a complete set of skills that could allow him to cultivate to the Return to Void stage!

However, the skills that Chen Shi recited silently still lacked the magic link.

But why do you need magic to kill people?
Zhuge Jian's aura gradually became agitated, and a Nascent Soul the size of a fingertip flew up at some point and hovered above the tip of his sword finger.

The sword pointed at his chest, and his face was solemn and dignified, like a god or demon.

"...The incantation is: The divine power is mighty, the thunder is furious and mighty! Demons and monsters are slain, lightning and stars fly! The Brahma is majestic, the courage is brilliant... Hurry up and follow the Jade Emperor's command!"

Thunder and lightning were flashing all around his body, and strong winds were blowing in all directions.

In the back, the members of the Tianmu Society, who were disguised as townspeople, sped up and used their magic, talismans, and talisman weapons to rush towards Zhuge Jian.

The shoe-making woman showed her vicious face. She urged the steel needle to pierce Zhuge Jian's head from a distance of more than ten steps, and shouted: "If you don't give us a way to live, you will forget about living!"

Zhuge Sword God's spell was completed, and as he stamped his feet, wind and thunder flew past his feet. His figure disappeared from the spot and appeared behind the woman. The blunt end of the three-barreled musket in his hand hit the woman's head like a big iron hammer.

With a click, the woman's head caved in.

Zhuge Jian's feet are on the wind and thunder, his body is extremely fast, and he swings a three-barreled musket, using the tail end as a gun or the front end as a hammer to stab and hammer the enemy.

He had acquired a lot of skills since he was young, and he could stab the heart and lungs and smash the skull as easily as taking something from a bag.

The tea drinker had just raised his teapot when it was pierced by a bullet and both he and the teapot were nailed to the wall. The farmer who was carrying a hoe had his hoe broken, his head cracked, and he fell to his knees with his brains spurting out of his head.

Many Tianmu Society monks came out of the alley and rushed over shouting. Zhuge Jian caught a glimpse of one of the monks holding two eight-sided pumpkin hammers with dragon heads and swallowed mouths. He couldn't help but feel happy. The next moment, the monk's head was smashed by the lightning bursting out from the musket, and the two hammers fell into his hands.

Zhuge Jian inserted the three-barreled musket behind his back, holding one in each hand. He weighed the hammer head, which weighed about three to five pounds. The hammer head was a copper lump slightly smaller than a fist and was carved into the shape of a pumpkin.

The pumpkin is divided into eight parts, and each part is branded with a talisman pattern, which has been repeatedly traced with cinnabar and black dog blood. The pattern has been deeply infiltrated and cannot be easily erased.

But if the Qi and blood are stimulated, the talisman pattern on the eight-pointed hammer will be reflected in the air about one foot around the hammer head. When it is swung down, it is extremely heavy and accompanied by rumbling thunder, which is extremely shocking.

This talisman is not the most powerful one in the hands of the Tianmu Society monks present, but it is the one that Zhuge Jian is most satisfied with and uses the most.

He walked with great speed, his feet stepping on wind and thunder, and rushed into the crowd of Tianmu Society monks. A pair of pumpkin hammers flew up and down and left and right, hitting the head, hitting the back, and hitting the genitals from bottom to top!

Hit the heart in front and knock the jade pillow in the back!
When Zhuge Jian stopped, there were corpses scattered all over the ground.

He arrived at the towering gate of Sanyuanju and kicked away the two vermilion doors. The only thirty or so remaining monks of Tianmu Society were lined up neatly in the front courtyard. Some were hiding in the trees, standing on the eaves, and hiding behind the parapet.

Zhuge Jian smiled slightly and leaped into the courtyard.

There were shouts and screams inside Sanyuanju, and killing broke out immediately.

After half an hour, everything stopped.

Zhuge Jian came to the Sanyuanju ancestral hall, faced the Tianmu statue in the hall, who was desperately absorbing the energy of incense and trying to condense the deity, and took a long breath.

"Clang!"

He dropped the two hammers in his hands and rushed into the ancestral hall!
Before he got close to the ancestral hall, two fire caltrops as big as heads appeared in his hands, and he smashed them into the ancestral hall!

The fire caltrop has a ceramic shell and a green glaze on the outside, just like a thorny caltrop fruit. Three pounds of gunpowder can be placed inside. The inner and outer walls of the ceramic are engraved with the Nine Yang Thunder and Fire Talisman, which makes the explosion extremely powerful!
Zhuge Jian's fire caltrops were hidden in the package behind him. He smashed into the ancestral hall and immediately flew backwards. He fired two blasts with the musket in his hand, hitting the two fire caltrops!

"You have to die!"

The image of Tianmu God had already revealed itself. It was a huge head with an old woman's face. It opened its mouth and screamed. The fire thorns fell into its mouth and exploded! The whole ancestral hall was immediately engulfed by thunder and fire. All the extraordinary powers were blown to pieces, and then the ancestral hall burned fiercely.

Zhuge Jian turned around and went to other rooms to look for account books. Soon, he found the account books of Tianmu Society, moved a table and chairs, took off the musket and put it on the table. He also found a can of spring tea, boiled water and made a pot of tea for himself. While drinking tea, he looked through the account books of Tianmu Society.

After finishing a pot of tea, he put away the accounts, his face as gloomy as water, stuffed the account book into his arms, grabbed the musket and put it in the gun bag behind his back.

"What Chen Shi said is correct. The Tianmu Society is nominally owned by the Xia family of Gongzhou, but in reality it is just paying tribute to the Xia family and spending money to ensure safety."

He walked outside Sanyuanju and said, "The master behind the Tianmu Society is still the young master. Every year, the Tianmu Society will have a sum of money, which will be washed clean through Happy Forest or Rouge Lane through gambling and flow into the pocket of the young master."

He let out a breath.

He was blinded by the young master's small favors and became the Dianshi of Yudu. He turned a blind eye to the young master's property. He didn't expect that he was actually sheltering such a huge dark force!

He came to the streets of Guxian Town. The townspeople were in panic. They hid in their yards and looked at him in horror.

Zhuge Jian took a step forward and walked alone on this long street.

The wind blew, blowing the paper money that had come from nowhere.

He felt a little heavy-hearted. The young master's power was so great that he felt the pressure increasing sharply.

The Young Master does not represent just one person, but an extremely large network of power, with countless masters, involving dignitaries and sects from all over the place!
What should he do to bring down this behemoth?
Can Zhuge Jian and the murderer Chen Shi compete with this behemoth?

Trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm will only result in your body being smashed to pieces!
"I am not afraid of being torn to pieces, I just want to keep my innocence in the world! No matter how great your talents and strategies are, you can't do evil in my eyes!"

He returned to Gongzhou City, planning to take a rest before meeting up with Chen Shi, when he saw a familiar figure.

"Luban Sect Master Situ Wen? Why is he in Gongzhou?"

Zhuge Jian saw Situ Wen and knew him well, so he stepped forward. Situ Wen was also surprised to see him and asked, "Is the Dianshi here to bring me to justice on behalf of the young master?"

Zhuge Jian laughed and said, "Why do you say that, Sect Master?"

Situ Wen heaved a sigh of relief, and told the story of how he defected to Chen Shi and betrayed the young master, and said, "I came here to avoid the incident in Yudu, and also to find Master Yu of the Hongshan Hall Talisman Master Association to ask for teachings on talismans."

"I have heard of Master Yutang for a long time. He is a responsible man."

Zhuge Jian said, "I will go with you to meet him."

The two men came to Hongshan Hall and met the Hall Master Yu Tiancheng. They saw that Yu Tiancheng had a high level of cultivation and was already a master at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm, which made the two men admire him very much.

Situ Wen said, "So the Dianshi and the Jade Hall Master are also the True King's men. What are your positions in the Heavenly Palace?"

When Zhuge Jian heard this, his heart moved slightly, but he remained calm. After a short moment, he got the information he wanted to know.

Yu Tiancheng didn't have that many thoughts, and he said quickly, "I don't know what Heaven is. Chen Shi is the nominal instructor of our Fu Master Association, and he gets a monthly salary of fifty taels of silver. Did he set up an organization called Heaven?"

When Situ Wen heard this, he wanted to slap himself twice and blame himself for talking too much.

Yu Tiancheng smiled and said, "Then I want to enter the Heavenly Palace too. Brother Zhuge, what about you?"

Zhuge Jian said: "This Heavenly Court doesn't seem like a serious organization. The court is extremely wary of factionalism. Any cliques and factions will be severely eliminated. Don't mention this matter again."

He looked at Situ Wen and said, "This is a beheading business. Fifty provinces and more than three thousand counties are lining up for beheading. There are more than ten thousand brothers in Luban Sect. If we behead five people in each county, we can finish beheading them in an hour, and we can dip the steamed buns in the blood of more than one hundred thousand people."

Situ Wen was horrified and made up his mind not to reveal a single word about what happened in Heaven to anyone!
Zhuge Jian threatened Situ Wen and thought, "How many people are there in Heaven? But Chen Shi calls himself the True King, which shows that he has great ambitions. A person's life is only a hundred years. If he does not have lofty ambitions, what is the difference between him and a rotten wood?"

He glanced at Yutian City and thought, "I must get in soon."

Yutian City had no such plans. They just wanted to ask Chen Shi what the Heavenly Court did when they met him.

The three of them each had their own concerns.

At this moment, a talisman master came hurriedly and said, "Master, Master Chen has arrived at the main hall!"

Upon hearing this, the three of them hurriedly stood up and walked out.

As soon as they came outside, they heard the voices of Chen Shi and He Tongzi, mixed with the laughter of Goddess Hongshan.

The three of them hurried to see Chen Shi, who was just chatting with Lady Hongshan. When he saw the three of them, he stood up and greeted them, and asked in surprise, "Brother Zhuge, Sect Master Situ, why are you all here?"

The three of them quickly returned the greeting.

Situ Wen smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you would arrive right after I arrived and before the stools were even warmed up."

Zhuge Jian said: "I went to Tianmu to exterminate the clan and found out that it was indeed the young master's property. I never thought I would meet Sect Master Situ here."

Everyone sat down, and Chen Shi smiled and said, "My crime was exposed, and I was chased by the masters under the young master's tutelage, and I fled all the way here."

As soon as these words came out, Yu Tiancheng's face darkened. He stood up suddenly, walked out, and sneered: "Friends come from afar, kill them first and bury them later! When they arrive in Gongzhou, no matter what kind of young master they are, they will be coiled like snakes and insects! Lu Xiangzhu, Xiao Xiangzhu, call someone!"

Zhuge Jian and Situ Wen also followed him out. Situ Wen said excitedly: "The old brother from Gongzhou is really a hero!"

Zhuge Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he thought, "I never thought that King Chen Zhen still has such a great influence in Gongzhou. Heavenly Palace, I must enter as soon as possible!"

Outside the main hall of Hongshan Hall, a Qingyang man stood up, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and looked at the masters of Hongshan Hall rushing out of the main hall. He turned his head and said to the teahouse behind him: "Old woman, it seems that there is nothing for us to do!"

Granny Sha and the bearded man were sitting in the teahouse drinking tea and eating preserved fruits.

Granny Sha sighed, a little worried, and said, "Following Xiao Shi, I thought I could save Xiniuzhou and the world every day, but I didn't expect that the little guy had more and more bad friends, and we didn't have the chance to take action... Bad friends don't mean you two, don't be so sensitive! Besides, Qingyang, you are not a dog, why are you so excited?"

She stretched her waist and said with a smile: "Let's go back to Qianyang Mountain to rest. This time we will have a good time again!"

The big man with curly beard Hu Xiaoliang couldn't help but said, "Mother-in-law, what Old Chen wants from his grave is for me to remove the demon from Xiao Shimei's heart. We just need to protect Xiao Shi's safety. Xiao Shi is safe now, but how can we remove the demons from his sea of ​​consciousness? There are still more than a hundred demons in Xiao Shimei's heart!"

"Yes."

Qingyang came up to them, picked up a piece of matcha-flavored cake, and said as he ate it, "If Old Chen knew that we have been doing nothing, he would definitely be furious, and might even come back to take care of us!"

Granny Sha rolled her eyes at them and said, "How are we going to remove the demon? Hu Xiaoliang, you come to remove the demon? Or Sao Yangtizi, you come to remove the demon? It's easy to say, whoever goes in will die!"

She scolded the two of them, but she was also worried, and sighed: "The more than one hundred demons in Xiao Shimei's heart will cause a big incident sooner or later. I have racked my brains, but I don't know how to end it... By the way, how much do you know about the young master?"

——Another typhoon hit Suzhou. This is the third typhoon I have experienced this month. I fled from Hainan to Suzhou, but not only did I not escape, but the typhoon came after me. I was moved to tears.

(End of this chapter)