87th floor of the high-rise building, trapped by the evil spirit

  "Gongsun Sheng" had just arrived at "Zhaicheng" when Song Jiang on Yunmen Mountain soon got the news and stamped his foot, saying: "It must be that the bandit Wu intentionally had someone wear Mr. Qing's clothes, carry his sword, and pretend to be him to kill people."

  When Gong Sunsheng came alone, Song Jiang was overjoyed and said: "This must be the real Invincible Dragon." When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Gong Sunsheng had already left. Song Jiang stomped his feet and sighed, only to see that Xu He and Xu Qingniang were both listless, having been frightened by Shi Dalang until they vomited blood.

  Song Jiang expressed his own doubts, and those two people also did not believe him, gritting their teeth, determined to kill Gong Sunsheng and Xu He's son to avenge.

  Song Jiang saw this and secretly sighed, "Mr. Qing must have gone to join the bandits, I don't know if it's possible to invite Luo Zhenren to come and persuade Gong Sunsheng?" He called Dai Zong over, personally wrote a letter, and ordered him to send it to Erxian Mountain.

  But Gong Sunsheng had no choice but to surrender to Wu Song. The generals in Wu's army were all very kind and asked about his well-being, with a small banquet every three days and a large one every five days. Gong saw that these people did not have the arrogant air of officials, and he was also happy, and with Lao Lao by his side, he lived quite comfortably.

  Wu Song's army took down Qingzhou City and temporarily halted its offensive, on the one hand, reorganizing its military equipment, on the other hand, repairing and fortifying the city walls, and also renovated the houses of the civilians inside the city. The government army did not offend the civilians in any way, and Wu Song gained a good reputation for this.

  The people of Qingzhou praised him in unison and even built a temple for Wu Song, offering sacrifices morning and night.

  Building a temple is not trivial, and in history, those who can build a temple are countable on one's fingers. They are equivalent to the gods of the mortal world, although they have not yet ascended to heaven, they already possess divine status. In the future, if they fail to transcend the calamity and cannot become immortals, they can still ascend to the heavenly court as officials, becoming a godly being, protecting and blessing the people who worship them.

  The people of Qingzhou city enthusiastically joined the army, Wu Song chose the strong and arranged them in Lu Junyi's unit which was heavily damaged, pulled out of the city for training, while he himself studied with Gong Sunsheng and other Taoist priests on how to deal with the Eight Trigrams Sealing Gods.

  Gongsun Yan's Eight Trigrams Divine Seal was passed down through generations of his ancestors, poisoning future generations. Wu Song's, on the other hand, was self-taught. This type of magic is somewhat similar to witchcraft, using curses that flow through the bloodline.

  Only by cracking the Eight Pulse Locking God can the descendants be worry-free, otherwise it will be like the Gongshu family, all of whom died young at around 20 years old, and even face the danger of extinction at any time.

  Although Gong Sunsheng practiced the orthodox heart method of Taoism, he was also helpless against the Eight Trigrams Sealing God. Suddenly, he woke up to something and pulled Wu Song into a quiet room, saying: "Master, please look at my back." After that, he took off his upper garment, revealing a white and tender skin.

  Wu Song turned him over and saw that there was not a single tattoo on his body, which was as white as snow. He exclaimed in surprise: "What's this?"

  Gongsun Cheng put on his clothes and smiled, "National Master, my benevolent master Luo Zhenren's magical powers are all-pervading. When I was young, he met me and knew my identity. He said to me, 'You are a demon transformed into the mortal world. If you return to your true form in the future, your consciousness in this life will become subordinate.' My master asked if I wanted to seal the demonic consciousness hidden within me. I thought of my old mother and also remembered that if I became a demon, would I still be myself? So I said to my master, 'I am willing to seal it.'"

  Master Luo Zhenren then used the 'High Building Winged' method to seal the demon in my body, and only then did I no longer have tattoos.

  This method of building a high-rise building is similar to the Eight Meridians Sealing God, with a different approach but the same effect. Today, I saw the Eight Meridians Sealing God in the bodies of Guoshi and Junshi, and after careful consideration, I found that these two techniques are extremely similar. Can we find the weakness of the Eight Meridians Sealing God from the method of building a high-rise building?

  Wu Song was overjoyed and hastily asked for his instruction. Gong Sunsheng then transmitted to Wu Song the method of "High Building and Flying Phoenix", and explained it in detail again. Seeing Wu Song bowing his head in thought, he bid him farewell and exited the door.

  This high-built method of the law is used by the Yin-Yang family's five-element technique, assisted by Taoist methods. In the body, it transforms and evolves the Qi of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The heart produces the Fire Spirit Qi, the liver produces the Wood Spirit Qi, the spleen produces the Earth Spirit Qi, the lungs produce the Metal Spirit Qi, and the kidneys produce the Water Spirit Qi.

  The worldview of Yin and Yang is that the five elements constitute the universe, with the five elements, one can use the method of building a high pavilion to seal and suppress evil spirits.

  "I wonder if I can seal away the demonic soul within me?"

  Wu Song tried to cultivate this technique, and suddenly his five internal organs shook violently. The Five Elements' Qi separately emerged from his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and were immediately absorbed by the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, entering the Dan Tian within.

  Wu Song's dantian had already been sealed with a vast amount of true energy, and the true energy he cultivated had extremely strong compatibility. The new five-element true energy did not conflict with it at all. It was seen that the five true energies were like fish swimming in his dantian, absorbing other types of true energy and quickly assimilating the true energy within his body.

  These five true energies gradually grew stronger, began to entwine each other, Wu Song tried to use the method of high building and flying to urge them on, but saw these five true energies in his dantian busily constructing a massive foundation.

  Gongsun Zidu's method of building a high-rise building with a phoenix was to build a cage for sealing evil spirits, but after Wu Song cultivated the double pupils of the Yin and Yang family, he unconsciously improved his skills, which were already very different from the original school.

  These five true energies in his dantian are no longer building a cage, but the embryo of a magnificent palace!

  This is a huge project, when Gong Sun won the seal of his previous life, with the help of Luo Zhenren, it would take several years to complete. Wu Song couldn't master the method of building a high-rise building in a short time, so he took advantage of the aftermath of the war and closed himself off for a few days.

  Firstly, the city walls need to be repaired and Qingzhou City also needs to be restored. Secondly, the imperial court's follow-up grain and grass have not yet been transported, and the military's siege equipment has been severely damaged, requiring a period of time to replenish and re-forging, and new recruits also need training, so rushing into battle would be suicidal?

  Wu Song dispersed the troops, sending some to join Zhang Qing's and Lu Junyi's units. He also ordered Shi Jin to lead a contingent of soldiers and horses to Yanzhou City to assist Gao Heng and his brother Gao Feng. The two brothers joined forces with Zhang Shun's unit and launched an attack on Mount Wulian, achieving significant results and capturing the mountain peak, but without suffering heavy casualties like in Qingzhou.

  The Liu family, guardians of Wulian Mountain, had their patriarch Liu Guang killed and Liu Qi and Liu Lin wounded and escaped. The original guardian of Wulian Mountain was the Taoist priest Guo Ying, but he was invited away by Liu Huan's daughter Liu Huiniang when she was stationed in Qingzhou and died on the city wall of the outer city.

  This time, the ones sent to Wulian Mountain were Fan Rui, the disciple of Gong Sunsheng and the Mixed World Demon King, and Zhen Deyi, a subordinate of Chen Xizhen. Although Fan Rui had lost an arm, his magical powers remained, and he and Zhen Deyi fought against the Gao brothers at the front line. Fan Rui was shot dead by Zhang Shuye's sneak attack, while Zhen Deyi was captured by Gao Lian and Gao Feng, beheaded on the spot, which led to the great defeat of Wulian Mountain, and Liu Lin and Liu Que fled in disarray.

  Zhen's brother Zhen Qilin led his troops to avenge, and Liu Lin and Liu Qi's large army joined forces together. Also, the Yun family, led by Yun Long, Yun Tianbiao, and others, came to kill with more than ten fierce generals under their command.

  Gao Lian's troops and Zhang Shu Ye's troops clashed several times in front of the formation, but neither side could gain the upper hand. Zhen Qi Lin and Yun Tian Biao's martial arts skills were slightly inferior to Lu Jun Yi's, who was known as one of the most powerful generals of his time. After repeated battles, both armies suffered heavy losses. Gao Lian saw that Wu Long Shan, which had just been recaptured, was about to be lost again and had no choice but to ask for help from Wu Song.

  Three days later, Shi Jin led the army to come, this guy's martial arts can kill Liu Hui Niang to flee in disarray, in the chaotic army can capture Gong Sun Sheng alive, Gao Lian and Zhang Shu Ye had his assistance, suddenly felt relieved.

  On the other side, in Qingzhou, Zhang Shun's troops began to attack Yunmen Mountain before winter arrived. Song Jiang led his army back to Qingyun Mountain, while Chen Xitong led the defense on Yunmen Mountain.

  This old man's wisdom is no less than Wu Yong, his magical powers are even more brilliant than Gong Sunsheng, and he has all kinds of magical treasures. Zhang Qing and Qiong Ying couldn't defeat him, so they had to change direction and attack Linglong Mountain, where they encountered Chai Jin.

  Zhang Qing's troops were unable to capture Linglong Mountain, so they decided to besiege it.

  But at this time, a heavy snowfall was seen, and this winter came early. The first snow finally fell. The heavy snow lasted for one day and two nights, covering the ground with more than a foot of thickness.

  This weather is unfavorable for marching and fighting, so Zhang Qing had to lead the army back to the camp, waiting for the heavy snow to disperse. Before the snow had melted, the court's military pay finally arrived, and there were also thick padded jackets, distributed to the soldiers to keep out the cold.

  Gongsun Zan again ordered people to hastily make over 10,000 pairs of leather gloves before the snow arrived, protecting the government army's hands. When the snow on the ground had almost melted, Zhang Qing led the great army to besiege Linglong Mountain. Lu Junyi also finished training his troops and launched a fierce attack on the bandits' stronghold, besieging Yunmen Mountain. Looking up, one could only see the mountain tops were still covered in white snow.

  The bandits on the mountain cut down trees to make fire, Chen Xizhen came too suddenly this time and didn't bring much military rations. In recent days, the stored grain on the mountain has been eaten almost all. The whole mountain, regardless of old or young, sick or disabled, everyone's ration was reduced by half, and they were all starving to the point of being pale and thin.

  Chen Xizhen comforted the troops on one hand, to prevent them from rebelling, and on the other hand ordered people to go down the mountain to ask Song Jiang for food. However, the morale of the soldiers was still unstable, and it often happened that some soldiers slipped away from the mountain.

  Lu Junyi ordered his men to slaughter a few pigs and sheep every day, cooking them in large pots with fragrant aromas that wafted up the mountain. He also had people remove the lids from over a dozen jars of fine wine, releasing the fragrance into the air. Then, he had someone shout loudly: "Surrender, and you'll have food to eat, meat to enjoy, and wine to drink!"

  Gong Sunyan listened and smiled at his attendants, saying: "Lu Junyi already has the demeanor of a great general!"

  On the mountain, the bandits were lured by the fragrance and surrendered that night. Lu Junyi treated them to a full meal and then drove them back up the mountain. These bandits loudly proclaimed the benefits of surrendering, and the military morale was even more unstable. On the second night, several hundred bandits came down the mountain under the cover of darkness. Just as they reached the middle of the mountain, flames suddenly erupted, and a team of soldiers led by a general rushed out of the forest, their steel knives flashing as they slaughtered these several hundred traitors. By dawn, all the heads were hung on the branches of dead trees!

  Chen Xizhen just received the news and rushed out to see, only to find that the general was covered in blood, leading hundreds of cavalrymen, galloping back and forth between the mountain peaks and the flat ground. Tens of thousands of bandits on the mountain gathered together, watching these cavalrymen running around, seeing the white air sprayed from the horse's nose condensing in the air, it was a wonderful sight.

  That great general was Chen Xizhen's trusted aide, Feng Hui, the master of Wind Cloud Manor. He had a lion-like head and ringed eyes, his voice was like thunder, and he held a nine-ringed wind-sweeping great cleaver on horseback. His face was gloomy as he shouted loudly:

  "I know you're hungry, I'm hungry too! Everyone on this mountain is hungry!"

  "But I won't surrender and come down the mountain! Whoever dares to surrender, I'll cut off his head and use it as a chamber pot!"

  "We are bandits, and since we're bandits, we must have the rules of bandits!"

  "What if there is no food?"

  "Go for it!"

  "What if there's no clothes?"

  "Go for it!"

  "What if there is no woman?"

  "Go for it!"

  The wind will wield the nine-ring splash wind big knife, sitting on horseback with a majestic aura, shouting loudly: "Now, we have no grain, no money, no clothes, and no women! Down the mountain there is grain! There is money! There are clothes! There are women! What should we do?"

  Tens of thousands of people raised their knives and guns in unison, their eyes bloodshot, crazily shouting: "Loot! Loot his mother!"

  The wind brandished a big knife and shouted: "Rob grain! Rob money! Rob clothes! Rob women!"

  Countless people frantically shouted: "Seize grain! Seize money! Seize clothes! Seize women!"

  The wind galloped to Chen Hui Zhen's side, saying in a low voice: "The military heart can be used, the leader quickly collects it, and takes advantage of my leading the army to rush against Lu Junyi's formation. You protect Liu Junshi and others and hurry up!"

  Chen Xizhen frowned and said, "Don't spread rumors to confuse the soldiers' minds. Hold on for a few more days on the mountain, wait for Song's reinforcements to arrive, and we'll have food!"

  The wind shot fire in his eyes, gritting his teeth and saying: "We can't hold on until that moment! If I hadn't killed a batch last night, everyone on the mountain would have left by now! With the bandits having Gong Sun's woman, how could we not cut off our grain? I reckon Song is being held back, otherwise he should have arrived by now! Today we can still leave, but if we wait until tomorrow, we'll be beheaded by the rebels in our dreams!"

  Chen Xizhen was silent, hesitating, when a soft and weak voice behind him said: "Master Feng is right, we must leave today, or it will be too late." Chen Xizhen hastily turned his head to look back, only to see Liu Huiniang being supported by someone as she came out.

  Liu Huiniang coughed twice, suppressing the blood in her throat, her face deathly pale. She had barely been saved by the divine doctor An Daquan when she heard the shouting outside and immediately understood the current situation, hastily coming out to devise a plan.

  "Song's gang must have been cut off by the bandits, if we continue to defend ourselves on this mountain, we will surely die! Let's leave immediately, abandon Cloud Gate Mountain, as long as we return to Qingyun Mountain, there is still a way out. Staying here means certain death!"

  Chen Xizhen sighed and said: "If we return to Qingyun Mountain Ape Arm Village, and are surrounded by Wu Song again, what should we do?"

  "Attack Dengzhou!" Liu Hui Niang coughed repeatedly, her face flushed with excitement, leaning on her attendant, coldly said: "As long as we take Dengzhou, we'll have money and grain! Even if we lose, we have a way out, at worst we can flee to the sea! On the eastern coast is my sect's base, Nanhai Pudu Ci Hang is there, the bandits dare not be reckless on the sea, anyone who comes out will be destroyed!"