The woods beside the river are lush and it is difficult to see the sky.

I don't know if there is water vapor, miasma, or morning fog. In short, the forest is dark and foggy. Walking into it, it is much colder than other places.

There are also some lonely ghosts who are lost in it. They are deceived by the evil spirit and cannot get out. Because the sunlight occasionally shines through, they have no choice but to turn into ghost beans as big as flies and hide under the roots of trees or in the shade, waiting.

One day, a monster dug it out and ate it.

The old goat was lying down and sleeping under the tree.

"..."

A crow glided over silently and landed on the treetops. Its black feathers reflected the metallic luster in the sun.

The crow looked down at the goat.

This goat looks much larger than ordinary goats, with a long beard. When lying down and closing its eyes, it looks like an old man with a kind-hearted look. However, it has evil and fishy stench all over its body.

But as soon as he opened his eyes, he was shrewd and strange again.

The goat realized something was wrong and raised its head.

I looked left and right, but saw nothing. I thought for a moment, and for some reason, I was just about to fall down and continue sleeping, when I suddenly raised my head and looked up at the sky——

The crow stared at it with its bean-like eyes.

The goat's ears twitched and it stood up immediately.

When he turned around, he saw that at some point, a clouded leopard as big as a leopard had quietly sneaked up behind it, with its body hunched over and its bright yellow eyes staring intently at it.

"What!"

The goat felt fear at the first moment, which was really instinctive, and then after thinking about it for a moment, it became even more frightening.

Fortunately, he noticed something was wrong just now. If he hadn't noticed, a sleeping sheep was touched behind by a leopard, what would have happened, he couldn't even think about what would happen.

It was discovered in advance at this time, and it did not hesitate -

"Bang!"

The sheep and the leopard just looked at each other, and then they simultaneously burst out with the strongest strength, pushing their bodies away from the place, and for a moment they rushed out like an explosion.

One runs and the other chases.

It is true that the goat has become a spirit. If you encounter an ordinary clouded leopard, you will naturally not be afraid, because the clouded leopard itself is not big and can fight it with its strength.

But if it encounters a pack of wolves or a more powerful leopard, it will have to consider whether it has become a spirit. In the end, it will probably choose to run away - after all, it is rare to become a spirit, and the life of a monster is more valuable. Higher wisdom sometimes brings

Greater courage sometimes also brings hesitation and timidity.

But this clouded leopard is already much larger than the ordinary clouded leopard. The gap between it and the ordinary clouded leopard is greater than the gap between itself and the ordinary goat. How can it dare to compete with it?

So I followed my instinct and ran as fast as I could.

Soon it was horrified to discover that the clouded leopard was faster than itself.

The claws scratched its butt several times, and even felt the sharp claws embedded in the flesh. There were wounds and bleeding on its body, but it turned around and didn't look at it, and didn't care at all. It only relied on its own understanding of the terrain.

So familiar, he gritted his teeth and ran away.

Both sides chased and retreated in the dense forest, and narrowly escaped on the verge of victory or death several times.

"Ouch~~"

The howling of wolves sounded again in the distance.

The goat was even more horrified to find that at some point, another pack of wolves appeared around him. These wolves were slightly larger than ordinary wild wolves, and they were actually chasing and intercepting him along with the clouded leopard.

The goat couldn't figure out the reason and had no time to think about it, so he just ran away even more desperately.

Suddenly he took a puff forward and exhaled yellow smoke.

"puff……"

Then he jumped into the yellow smoke.

The advantage of the terrain is no longer enough, so we have to create a shield ourselves. This yellow smoke can not only obscure the sight, but also confuse ordinary birds and beasts, lonely ghosts, and people who are not strong-minded and have insufficient energy and blood will also be fascinated, but for tigers and leopards

This kind of beast is not very effective.

After the goat jumped out and landed, he looked back and saw, as expected, the clouded leopard and wolves also jumped out of the yellow smoke.

The wolves were still a little dazed and seemed to be unsteady, but they were recovering quickly, while the clouded leopard almost just shook its head, then raised its head again and stared at it.

The goat immediately faced the clouded leopard and blew another puff of yellow smoke.

"puff……"

However, he saw that the clouded leopard was extremely agile, exerted all its strength on its limbs, and jumped sideways in a way that most animals could not do. It avoided the cloud of yellow smoke and then rushed towards it close to the ground.

What else can the goat do? It can only run again!

Fortunately, there is already a cliff in front of us.

So he accelerated and ran a few steps towards the cliff.

It is an almost vertical cliff with only a few bumps and valleys. You can definitely escape by climbing up the cliff.

The goat felt angry at first, and wanted to turn around and hit the clouded leopard before it could escape, and then go up the mountain after getting angry. However, it thought of the clouded leopard's fangs and claws, and thought of the beasts it had seen pinning down other goats.

The scene of biting the throat, a primal fear arises in the heart, which easily annihilates its ferocity and makes it unable to use it no matter how strong it is.

Just rush towards the cliff quickly.

Ding Ding Ding Ding!

He was already familiar with the road, and with the momentum of running, his body almost went straight up, and he was two or three feet above the ground in an instant.

The clouded leopard followed it and ran up for a while, then gritted its teeth and jumped up suddenly, grabbing the goat's butt with one claw, and grabbed a few pieces of wool and a little blood. After all, it was not as skilled as it was in this part of the mountain, so it had to turn around and step on the cliff.

He jumped off the wall and fell back to the ground.

"Ah~~"

The clouded leopard screamed angrily.

The goat looked down and just breathed a sigh of relief, but felt something was wrong.

Look up -

I saw a white fox sitting on a small protrusion of a stone above. Its size was between a cat and a dog. It was licking its paws intently. After licking its paws, it then used its paws to scratch its face like crazy.

As if sensing its gaze, the white fox put down its paws and looked at it, its eyes as clear and calm as water.

Then on the cliff that was so steep and dangerous that it had to walk carefully, the white fox actually stood up and stretched lazily. Then it walked on the flat ground, head down and tail up, stepping on the vertical cliff towards

It strolled along.

"?"

The goat's shrewd eyes immediately showed surprise, and there was fear in the surprise.

When I looked up, I saw the fox approaching above and the waiting clouded leopard below. The wild wolves also gathered around and looked up at it.

For a moment, I just felt that it was neither up nor down.

Fortunately, this fox is not very big.

The goat thought like this, became furious, ran up quickly, lowered its head and made a collision gesture.

It happened that the mountain wind was blowing, and in this mountain wind, I saw the fox above swelled in the wind, and soon grew to be about the same size as the clouded leopard, and a second tail grew out of its back. Its hair was fluffy, and it was on the cliff mountain.

It trembled softly under the wind, and for a moment it was like a god.

But this god rushed towards it.

"What!"

The goat's horns collided quickly and violently, but the white fox on this cliff was much more nimble than it. It easily avoided it with one step, and then hit its neck with a claw, and its sharp claws penetrated the wool and embedded into its flesh.

At the same time, the fangs were biting.

The goat struggled desperately.

For a moment, yellow smoke and cold air spurted out at intervals, stirring in the air. The horns of the sheep hit the cliff several times, and both parties fell down during the fight.

There was a bang! The goat fell to the ground, but the white fox pulled away when it was still more than half a foot above the ground. He stepped on the cliff to steady his body, and his limbs exerted force again, and his whole body fell lightly.

At the same time, the crow also found the heavenly soul of the Yan family's grandson and came with the soul in its mouth.

…

Sure enough, as the fourth senior brother said——

In the morning alone, the crow carried back the soul of the Yan family's grandson. At first glance, it looked like a green-headed fly. After placing it back, the boy snorted and gradually resumed his regular breathing.

The second senior brother took another requiem pill and fed it to him amid the Yan family's numerous thanks.

Then Fuyao came back and sat at Lin Jue's feet, constantly cleaning his dirty paws and face.

"It's good now. The monsters by the river have been eliminated by Pindao's friends, and Lingsun's soul has been recovered. If you eat the requiem pill of my second senior brother, your soul will be stable in the future.

Even if you are troubled again, just come to the mountain temple to look for Pindao."

The fourth senior brother said to him.

"Thank you, real person."

"If you don't dare to be a real person, just call me Taoist priest."

Although the Yan family at this time did not witness the Taoist's process of retrieving the soul and killing the monster, they saw the Taoist sitting here motionless. While talking, the monster was eliminated and the heavenly soul was recovered. It was even more as if

It was even more shocking than seeing him use magic to eliminate demons with his own eyes.

They naturally had a lot of respect for the Fourth Senior Brother, Lin Jue and others.

After a while, Yan's eldest son came up with a tray, respectfully presented twelve taels of silver wrapped in red cloth, and invited them to stay here for lunch.

In the afternoon, the Yan family indeed brought a brand new bedding and mat, probably for their daughter's wedding. They also brought some pots and pans, which were carried by the children of the same surname in the village to send the Taoists to the mountains.

This place seems to be at the foot of the mountain, but there is still more than a mile to go to the mountain climbing point. When you get to the real foot of the mountain, you still have to walk up a mountain road to get to the mountain temple.

The road is difficult to navigate due to the deep grass and heavy forests.

I also heard from the Yan family that there were wolves and leopards on the mountain. Some people had even seen bears and tigers when they went up the mountain to cut firewood.

Some brothers felt that it was too remote, and some felt that purity was conducive to practice. The fourth brother was the latter, and the more he walked, the more satisfied he became. When he turned around and looked around, he saw deep woods, luxuriant leaves, and sunshine.

There were only a few spots left through it, which made him smile even more.

There were often rustling sounds in the forest, which made the disciples named Yan uneasy. The fourth senior brother only smiled and told them that they were his friends in the mountains.

After walking for another two quarters of an hour, we finally arrived at the mountain temple.

The path leads to a small flat area, where everyone stops to look at the temple.

On the left is a small courtyard-style temple, with a main hall in the innermost, two side halls on the left and right, and a ceremonial gate in the outermost, forming a small courtyard of more than ten steps square in the middle.

On the right side there are two houses, one large and one small, one for people to live in and the other for the stove.

Although this temple was built on the mountainside, because of the uncle's extermination of demons, the villages at the foot of the mountain did not fool around. They raised money and supplies together and built it very carefully. The Sangu Temple in Heshu Village, Luosu

The Qingdi Temple outside the city is almost in a state of repair.

The temple house is backed by a stone mountain behind it. Looking up, one can see the stone mountain and the Tianmen through the dense forest. People can't help but worry whether stones will roll down from the mountain on windy and rainy days and destroy the temple.

But when I think about it, this is a mountain temple...

"rustle……"

The woods trembled again.

Two large, three small and five clouded leopards, a large group of wolves came out of the forest, and hawks, falcons and crows descended from the sky. The disciples surnamed Yan who sent them here were immediately frightened.

"Don't be afraid that this is Pindao's good friend in the mountains. Because he has a deep relationship with Pindao and doesn't want to be separated, he came here with Pindao to practice." The fourth senior brother said to them, "I have been secretly doing this all along.

They follow us everywhere, for fear of scaring others, but from now on, since Pindao will be cultivating here, if you come up the mountain, you will inevitably see them, so let them out first so that you can see. Don't be afraid from now on, most of them are practicing.

Yes, I won’t hurt anyone at will.”

Everyone looked dull. They looked at the fourth senior brother and the other Taoists who seemed to be accustomed to this, and then nodded repeatedly.

Not long after, the boy surnamed Yan came down the mountain.

Many Taoists did not feel tired after climbing the mountain. Instead, they were in high spirits. They looked at this mountain temple more carefully and commented on it.

"This place is nice, with a broad view, but it is too far from the village below. It is suitable for our Qingxiu. It must be the location chosen by our uncle." The third senior brother stood on the edge of the cliff. From the height, he could see the stone gate, including the

Several villages including the village, as well as the river in the distance.

"Isn't it the same for us in Yishan?" said the fifth senior brother.

"We have a lot of people in Yishan," the third senior brother said.

"This mountain temple is not too small. It is larger than the houses that many people live in. It's just that the place for people to live is too small. If senior brother has free time in the future, he can build a few more houses next to it." The seventh senior brother said.

.

"Junior brother can also open up some vegetable plots here in the future and grow some food here." The second senior brother also made plans for the fourth senior brother.

"You are almost the same as senior brother." Third senior brother said.

"What the second brother said makes sense. However, the open space in front cannot be used as a vegetable plot. A stone table and a few stone benches should be placed here. In your free time, you can eat here, drink tea, enjoy the breeze and enjoy the scenery.

, wouldn’t it be nice to have all your friends accompanying you?” The seventh senior brother pointed to the middle of the open space, then looked at the younger sister, “Why don’t you take advantage of the fact that the younger sister hasn’t left yet, there is no shortage of rocks on the mountain, and let her rub it for you.

Open it up."

When the little junior sister heard this, she immediately became energetic.

Lin Jue did not participate in it for the time being, but helped the fourth senior brother put the pots, pans and other things into the stove room, and then looked around to see if there was anything missing.

For example, if he lacked a stone cabinet or a water vat or a rice vat, he would ask his junior sister to find one for him before he left.

It really means "touching" -

Now the junior sister is almost perfect in the art of breaking stones. As long as she reaches out and touches a stone, she can remove a layer. It only takes a moment to pick out a big stone and find a stone cabinet or a stone table.

Many Taoists were discussing excitedly and intensely, as if they were the ones who would live here in the future. However, clouded leopards and wolves followed them all the way hidden in the deep mountains and forests. They were tired again in the morning, and now their bodies and minds were exhausted.

After settling down and no longer needing to hide, they all lay down on the ground and quietly watched a few people talking.
Chapter completed!