Chapter 237: First meeting with Lu Linglong, invitation from the old Taoist priest

2015, end of June, the second day after Jiang Mo returned to the sect.

morning.

An icy-blue stream of light streaked across the sky, crossed from one end of the sea of ​​clouds, and descended upon the mountain gate. It was so loud that it startled several disciples who were sweeping the dust in the courtyard, and they looked admiring.

When the light faded, a tall young man in a formal suit emerged.

He passed through three levels of tests and in the blink of an eye he was an old man again. Next to him was a graceful young girl with long cherry-pink hair that fell to her waist, eyes like clear springs, and a lively and smart personality.

"Master!"

"exquisite!"

A disciple who was sweeping fallen leaves not far away smiled and waved happily. It was Cheng Zhen’s second disciple, Lu Lin.

Since he entered Trinity in 2005, he has practiced hard for ten years and has reached the second level.

"Okay, got it, my dear grandson. Let's talk later."

"Cousin, I'm going with Grandpa first!"

Lu Jin and Lu Linglong responded respectively and walked towards the Sutra Library.

On the way, the old man looked nostalgic and reminded:

"Linglong, when you meet your master later, be sweet-mouthed and behave yourself."

"hold head high."

Lu Linglong was very curious about what kind of person the old senior who was so respected by the grandfather was.

"Da da da."

The footsteps moved up from the bottom to the fourth floor, and when they reached the fourth floor, a breeze blew in from the open windows on all sides.

What appeared before Lu Linglong was a young man in black clothes and with white hair, sitting cross-legged in front of a futon at a tea table several feet away. He was very quiet, and beside him were several masters whom she had met before, and they were chatting happily.

"coming?"

Jiang Mo raised his eyes and looked at him, his voice was very gentle.

"Disciple Lu Jin and my great-granddaughter Lu Linglong are here to meet Uncle Master!"

The old man had mixed feelings in his heart and his eyes were wet. After twenty years of separation, he had special respect for this elder who had influenced his life and was still alive.

"Linglong greets Grand Master!"

The girl in a white shirt with a cartoon bear pattern on it also spoke obediently.

"Jin'er."

Jiang Mo patted the empty cushion beside him, indicating that this was the seat for the grandfather and grandson.

"Come here and sit down."

Once you get used to the name, there is no need to change it, especially inside the door, among the full house. Cheng Zhen, Chang Qing, and Zhuge Yu all look middle-aged and energetic. Lu Jin, who should be the youngest of the same generation, looks old instead.

"Is this the child?"

Jiang Mo's gaze fell on the girl's face. He had learned about Lu Linglong's situation from Cheng Zhen last night.

As she grew older, her soul had become strong enough, and later she entered the Quanzhen practice. Despite this, Lu Jin and Cheng Zhen had never decided to reconstruct her body.

After all, she has been healthy since birth, without any illness or disaster, but the blood in her body is too special. Their cultivation and vision are not as good as Jiang Mo's, so they are willing to wait for their uncle to come back and ask for countermeasures.

"Well, could you please check on this child for me? Is he okay?"

Lu Jin took Lu Linglong's hand, handed it to Jiang Mo, and said, "Linglong, use your ability."

"Oh."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Linglong's eyes narrowed slightly, and she concentrated her mind. With a "puff", blood splattered and quickly turned into a dagger.

"This child is born with the ability to control blood."

Lu Jin had previously told Brother Zhuge to relay everything to Uncle Master, but because Lu Linglong was present, he concealed part of the truth.

"I know, it's familiar."

Jiang Mo said softly. He grasped the girl's wrist and began to sense carefully. The secret ability sealed deep in her blood roughly coincided with a certain memory from his past.

At this time, Cheng Zhen on the side added: "Uncle Master, the Thirty-Six Thieves 'Fang Ying' who was dealt with by Weier back then also had this ability."

Hearing this, Jiang Mo remained silent at first, then he observed and analyzed Lu Linglong's blood. After about a few breaths, he came to a conclusion.

"No"

"I have a rough idea of ​​the source of Linglong's abilities. The power flowing in her blood is very similar to that of the monsters that attacked me when I first traveled abroad many years ago. They may even have the same origin."

"Have you ever encountered this?" Everyone was shocked.

"It should be the 'List' of Inhuman organizations overseas. They use several very ancient viruses to contaminate their own blood, induce their own mutations, and then stimulate various original abilities hidden deep in their bodies that cannot be awakened. By consuming the virus, their original abilities will be revived and undergo extreme changes."

"Not only the list, but also aliens from other countries. They chased and killed each other madly in order to snatch a forbidden alchemical weapon that was left in the country."

"I was young and full of vigor at that time. I hated these guys for wantonly trampling on the country and killing compatriots during the search, so I fought with them and even broke the forbidden weapon."

Jiang Mo calmly recounted this old story.

What hurt him back then was not only the impure fire from Japan, but also the various killing moves of the monsters in the list, including Lu Linglong's ability to control blood. When developed to perfection, she could even control the blood of others and have the power of life and death.

If he had not cultivated the second level of Reincarnation to perfection at that time and was able to transform his entire body into Qi, he would have probably perished under the siege of those overseas masters.

"Uncle Master, there is also a virus in Linglong's body?!"

Facing Lu Jin's worried gaze, Jiang Mo nodded and said:
"The number of viruses is pitifully small at the moment, but as her abilities continue to awaken, it will explode sooner or later."

"Is there any solution?" Lu Jin was worried.

"Yeah." "Master, if I continue to awaken, will I become a monster?!" Lu Linglong gradually realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Yes. As time goes by, your mind and personality will be subtly affected by the virus and distorted."

"but."

"I'll solve it for you now."

Jiang Mo's five fingers emitted wisps of pure golden light, a gentle, cool golden flame.

This was the magical power that was conceived when he was in seclusion by blending the pure fire of the daytime sun with his heart - the true fire of the ancient way. It was more terrifying than the innate fire of one qi and was specifically designed to defeat evil spirits, no matter whether they were tangible or not, and it could burn them all to ashes.

The golden flame penetrated Lu Linglong's skin, passed through her flesh, bones, and various organs. Jiang Mo sensed the viruses that had taken root in the deepest parts of her body. The flames swept through and burned everything away in an instant.

"Linglong, does it hurt?" Cheng Zhen asked worriedly.

"It doesn't hurt, like taking a hot spring bath?"

The girl pondered and came up with a similar analogy.

instantly.

The virus in her body was easily wiped out by Jiang Mo, and the ability to control blood that she had gained through the virus mutation was no longer possessed.

"Hey! Master Taishi, Master Taishi, it seems to be done?"

Lu Linglong suddenly felt light and free both physically and mentally, as if she had removed a layer of sticky, heavy armor from the inside out.

"Okay, okay! I'm glad you're okay." Lu Jin was very excited.

"I still need to practice diligently in the future."

Jiang Mo had a warm smile on his face. He let go of the girl's wrist, and the golden flame disappeared in an instant.

"Thank you, uncle!"

"Thank you, Master Tai!"

Faced with the gratitude of the grandfather and grandson, Jiang Mo just smiled.

Lu Linglong's eyes were full of stars. She admired him very much and leaned in and whispered:
"Grandmaster, can we add each other as friends? If I have questions in the future, I want to ask you."

"it is good."

Jiang Mo did not refuse. He turned on his phone and found a lot of red dot notifications. It turned out that after Zhuge Yu added him to the sect group last night, he received friend requests from Senior Brother Si Chong and other junior brothers who knew his identity.

"Uncle Master, it's me, Li Qing."

"Uncle Master, Shuiyun, I'll send you some local specialties. The crispy duck here is delicious."

"Hey, Junior Brother, it's me!!"

"Uncle Master, Shengsheng sends his regards to you. Please forgive me for disturbing you so late at night."

"Uncle Master."

Looking at the messages one by one, their voices faintly echoed in his ears. Jiang Mo went through them one by one and couldn't help feeling happy.

night.

After dinner, Lu Jin was chatting with Lu Lin and Lu Linglong in the yard when his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket. The caller ID showed the name "Niubi Laodao".

"Lin'er, Linglong, Grandpa is leaving for a while, you two can chat first."

After giving instructions, Lu Jin walked out of the sect gate after answering the phone, enjoying the evening breeze, and said cheerfully:

"What's up? Lao Zhang, why are you talking about me?"

"Old Lu, have you eaten yet? I hope I am not disturbing you at this hour."

An elderly voice was heard chatting and laughing on the other end of the line. It turned out to be Zhang Zhiwei, the old Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master's Mansion.

"I just had dinner, how about you?"

"Too."

An old friend called and they chatted about this and that. The two of them were having a great time. After more than ten minutes, Zhang Zhiwei finally changed the subject and got to the point.

"Old Lu, can you help me?"

"What kind of relationship are you in? Why are you so slow? Come on, you bullshit."

Lu Jin acted straightforward, allowing Zhang Zhiwei to get straight to the point:

"I'm planning to hold the Luotian Grand Ceremony recently. You should know about that, right?"

"The origin of the Qi body? Many people are targeting Zhang Chulan. Do you want to take this opportunity to summon him to the Tianshi Mansion to protect him?"

Lu Jin has a wide range of sources of information. He has also heard that Zhang Chulan, who has recently been targeted by Quan Xing and various schools, may have the origin of the Eight Wonders Qi Body that Zhang Huaiyi, one of the Thirty-Six Thieves, had realized.

"Letting that child participate in the selection of the successor to the Heavenly Master has hindered the interests of certain people. They have intervened and asked me to expand the selection to the entire alien world. Sigh."

Hearing this, Lu Jin smiled and said:
"Isn't it obvious that they want their own people to participate and eliminate Zhang Chulan midway? As long as this kid doesn't enter your Tianshi Mansion, those ambitious people will want to take over the source of Qi body."

"Correct."

"Their reaction was too intense. After thinking it over again and again, I agreed."

The old Taoist sighed silently, and then said:
"Also, Lingyu seems to have some grudges. He has been on a relatively smooth journey and has never suffered any loss among his peers. I would also like to take this opportunity to ask you if there are any good young talents in the Trinity Sect. Would you like to bring them over to participate?"

"I want to dampen this child's enthusiasm and prevent him from making a bigger mistake in the future."

".Wait a minute, let me think about it."

Lu Jin hesitated and pondered. When he heard his old friend expand the selection targets to the entire extraordinary world, he realized that there might be many young talents participating. He remembered an old incident. It seemed that this opportunity was suitable for him to find the successor of Tongtian Lu?

After all, it would be useless if you kept your old friend's unique skills in your own hands, so it would be better to pass them on.

(End of this chapter)