Chapter 704: Opening the Door to Invite Guests
He did not come here to work for King Linchuan, on the contrary, he came here to have King Linchuan work for him.
The reason why they didn't fight immediately was because the Prince of Linchuan was of a different status. If he was just a devil, a single encounter would have been enough for Ma Qingji to capture him.
But he was still the heir of the King of Wu, and he possessed a certain amount of human destiny. Although he was no longer protected by the gods, it was equivalent to losing the favor of heaven, and he could be dealt with by some means, but that was not what he should do.
Therefore, if you want to play this guy with your hands, you have to use some roundabout means, keep a distance from him, and get away as soon as possible.
Ma Qingji found a place to stay in Gusu City. At night, he heard the sound of flapping wings outside the window.
Ma Qingji opened the window and saw Taoist Zhang kneeling before it, saying, "Master, please teach me."
Ma Qingji laughed and said, "Do you know why I chose you?"
Taoist Zhang shook his head.
Ma Qingji said, "Because you have no choice. No one can save you except me. Once your body dies, you will sooner or later be taken to Fengdu by the ghost officials to suffer."
Taoist Zhang's face turned pale. He kowtowed twice more and said, "Master, help me."
Ma Qingji said, "Get up. You've already reached a certain level in your Soul Retention Technique, but it's impossible to advance to the sixth level before you die, so you can only start with the Corpse Transformation Technique. This technique will buy you enough time, and your Rakshasa ghost body will also be useful."
The Rakshasa ghost came forward and Ma Qingji secretly taught him the method of transforming into a corpse.
Actually, it wasn't that difficult. One only needed to learn the art of corpse transformation before death, and then practice it after death to steal time. As long as the art of corpse transformation reached the sixth level, one could continue to live freely in the human world for another five hundred years, just like Ma Qingji.
Ma Qingji told him directly that he had mastered the art of corpse transformation, so although he looked like a living person on the surface, he was actually a dead body.
Taoist Zhang certainly didn't want to die, and he knew clearly what would happen if he fell into Fengdu after death. After being taught the method of transforming into a corpse, he thanked Ma Qingji and returned to the Owl Pavilion.
Although the ghost of Wutongshen was still there, he was unable to warn Taoist Zhang not to get too close to Ma Qingji.
The closer you are to him, the deeper your bond with him becomes. In essence, this is an act of opening the door and inviting guests.
This is how the Immortal Jin Ting sneaked into the Sun Pearl and caught them off guard. If it were Taoist Zhang, he would not even know what trick he had been hit by.
Taoist Zhang was chosen not because he was desperate, but simply because he happened to be there. If Liu Ben, Gao Hu, and Han Cheng were there, they would also be used by Ma Qingji.
The reason why they used the danger of life and death to provoke him was to make his heart fluctuate and uneasy, so that the fire in his heart could be planted deeper and more secretly.
Just like at this moment, Taoist Zhang learned the method of transforming into a corpse. What he thought in his mind was not to obey everything from now on, but not to be controlled by this old guy.
Ever since the Skull God, Xima Mountain has had a fine tradition of betraying one's teacher and destroying one's ancestors. Since the master has already fulfilled both of these two characteristics, Taoist Zhang has no reason not to stab him in the back.
So he secretly visited the King of Linchuan and said, "This man is unmoved simply because he is no longer human. Therefore, wealth and glory hold no appeal to him. If you want to impress or subdue a living corpse, you'll have to use extraordinary means."
Of course King Linchuan wanted to subdue him. If the Five-Directional God was still there, the Bewitching Spider could save him a lot of trouble, although the Bewitching Spider was not very effective against him.
Prince Linchuan pondered and asked, "What clever plan do you have?"
The Rakshasa ghost's appearance was indeed ferocious, but at this moment he seemed even more cunning. He whispered, "Your Highness is recruiting talents from all over the world. Is there no one who is proficient in the art of refining corpses and the method of suppressing corpses?"
King Linchuan laughed and said, "Well, well, if you can subdue this man, you will have made a great contribution."
He was laughing, but suddenly stopped and asked, "He is your master after all, why do you want to deal with him?"
Taoist Zhang sneered, "This is not just my opinion. The headmaster also doesn't want him to return to Xima Mountain. Being able to stay by Your Highness's side and serve You is already his best destination."
Prince Linchuan understood that this was an internal problem within Ximashan.
Of course, the more of this kind of thing happens, the better. Only when the people below fight fiercely can the people above sit back and relax.
More than ten days later, the monks from the Chixiao Pavilion who had gone out to recruit talents returned one after another, and the news that the Chixiao Pavilion was recruiting heroes spread completely.
Those poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts that came after smelling the blood quickly gathered together, and the roof of the Owl House was about to be blown off by the evil aura.
These people gathered together and started fighting for supremacy before doing anything.
King Linchuan came out to stop it.
One of them, a yellow-robed old man with a face full of age spots, said, "Your Highness, this is none of your business. Today, we must determine who is superior."
He didn't even look at Prince Linchuan.
Prince Linchuan's face suddenly turned gloomy.
These are thugs who regard human life as worthless and are used to abusing their power. How could they tolerate the anger of others?
Similarly, if even his fellow Daoists were unconvinced, how could they possibly submit to a non-cultivated King Linchuan? He sensed the danger and knew that if he couldn't intimidate these guys, he would only end up trapped in his own trap.
Taoist Zhang said at the right moment: "Why not ask our master to come and give it a try? He owes you a favor and won't ignore it."
King Linchuan said with a gloomy face: "Then let him try."
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. King Linchuan has already left the Owl Pavilion.
When Taoist Zhang invited Ma Qingji, King Linchuan was also waiting for him. When he saw him coming, he greeted him with a smile and explained the dilemma.
Ma Qingji glanced at the Owl Pavilion with his dead eyes and said, "Since Your Highness has confirmed it, I will help Your Highness this time."
King Linchuan couldn't help but say, "There are two sixth-grade Taoists here, please be careful."
Ma Qingji laughed: "There are differences between the sixth rank and the sixth rank."
He took off the peach branch hanging around his waist and turned to enter the Owl House.
Prince Linchuan and Taoist Zhang followed him to the door, but did not go in. They saw Master Ma Qingji waving the peach branch, which made a sharp whistling sound, suppressing all the movement in the Owl Pavilion.
"A master is coming." The old man in yellow with age spots all over his face opened his eyes wide and looked over, only to see a young man with dead eyes standing in the courtyard.
The young man said, "This is the Owl House, not a place for you to act tyrannically. Follow the rules and you will enjoy endless benefits. If you don't, you will be asked to leave."
This was naturally not what Ma Qingji would say, but the lines that Prince Linchuan asked him to recite.
What follows is what he wants to say.
"Today, I will come to cure your temper."
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