Chapter 92: Legendary Spectacle, Three Lives Fortunate!
Water Blue Star.
A place in the Eastern Ancient Kingdom famous for its lakes, pavilions, and towers.
Little Daoist Zhou Xuan traveled thousands of miles here with his parents; while relaxing on vacation, he was also prepared to go on a blind date.
Although Zhou Xuan acted perfectly normal after returning home and used his nimble hands to circulate the Blood Qi in his body to treat his parents, making the two elders feel significantly more comfortable.
Faced with the facts, they gained a new understanding of Zhou Xuan's cultivation, so they stopped mentioning the matter of Little Daoist Zhou Xuan returning to secular life.
However, a blind date is still a blind date.
Even if one is a seed of cultivation, one must still go on a blind date!
In an expensive and famous lake-view restaurant on the shore of the boundless lake, Zhou Xuan met his blind date.
The other party was not exactly beautiful, but she had a graceful demeanor and looked like she had been well-bred since childhood.
It was no wonder she had been introduced to him.
It was just a pity that Zhou Xuan had already found the Great Dao in his heart and no longer had the heart for these worldly affairs.
Even if he were to truly have a fated connection with someone of the opposite sex, it should be with a practitioner who had entered the gate just like him.
Although he had not yet met other fellow practitioners in reality.
Zhou Xuan still firmly believed that a mysterious world existed on the dark side of the world, and that besides himself, there were quite a few practitioners who, while relatively rare, were definitely not low in number.
Moreover, the recent news he scrolled past about Daci Dabe Temple also made Zhou Xuan believe in this idea even more firmly.
The more he watched the interviews with those believers, the more he felt that perhaps that thousand-year-old temple, like the Yunlai Immortal Realm, preserved a mysterious heritage!
Zhou Xuan had already begun to ponder whether, as an Outer Sect Disciple of a transcendent sect, it was appropriate for him to go to Daci Dabe Temple.
It seemed that everyone was a prestigious sect; he shouldn't be treated as someone there to challenge the school, right?
Or should he wait until he entered the Inner Sect and was taken by his master to see the world?
Zhou Xuan's absent-mindedness was quickly noticed by the woman.
And then, just as the woman intended to end this seemingly hopeless blind date with dignity.
A guest on this floor of the lake-view hotel suddenly let out a shout.
Following that, more and more guests stood up and let out exclamations.
Zhou Xuan was slightly startled, and immediately sensing something, his figure moved and he appeared beside the floor-to-ceiling window, his eyes burning with intensity as he gazed at the sky above the world-famous clear lake outside, where a rare waterspout phenomenon had appeared!
Even though it was a clear, windless, and rainless day, a tornado that seemed to connect to the sky suddenly appeared in the center of the lake.
The lake water flew into the sky along the tornado, forming the spectacular sight of a waterspout.
What made the surrounding tourists and staff even more scalp-tingling was this.
Above the waterspout, a sea of clouds composed of thick white clouds appeared.
The sea of clouds churned, and the sound of thunder rang out.
Then, amidst a bolt of lightning from a clear sky, it seemed as if a golden divine dragon phantom darted out from the clouds and then vanished, emitting the sound of a dragon's roar.
The aquatic life of the entire lake also seemed to have received a call; they all surfaced in unison, as if cheering and welcoming their king, the return of the Dragon Monarch of this great lake...
On the shore, outside the pavilion.
Su Ping, who had cast an Invisibility Spell, wore a Magic Jade Pendant, and had even changed his physique and applied makeup, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth after filming this spectacular sight.
He just knew that items produced by the Pot Heaven system would always give him a little bit of "Dongtian shock" when he least expected it.
The Red Blood Rainbow Carp last time was like this, and this travel camera was the same.
When he received this camera, Su Ping noticed its quality was a bit over the top:
【Travel Camera, Prop, Quality: Rare, dedicated to upgrade missions, can film legendary spectacles at qualifying check-in locations】
At the time, he had wondered why this camera was of Rare quality!
Seeing the waterspout before him, Su Ping understood why.
Good heavens, it turns out that filming would create a legendary spectacle at the check-in location, thereby successfully completing the check-in photography!
Fortunately, he was cautious enough and basically never appeared in front of the camera in his true form.
And unless someone above had a "God's eye view" and knew the cause and effect, how could they possibly treat the hundreds of thousands of tourists present as suspects in such a mysterious event, conducting a comprehensive investigation of all traces to discover some invisible person!
Moreover, what made Su Ping breathe a sigh of relief was that as the travel camera indicated the discovery of a spectacle, a "click" sound meant the filming was successful!
The waterspout spectacle on the lake instantly faded away as rapidly as it had appeared.
The tornado vanished, and large masses of water fell and exploded in the center of the lake.
The sea of clouds in the sky also dispersed at once, just as if everything that had just happened had never existed.
Little Daoist Zhou Xuan stared blankly at the lake.
Unlike the others, Zhou Xuan, who had experienced the mysterious, was certain that the dragon's roar and the divine dragon phantom from just moments ago must have been real!
He never expected that in his long life, he would be able to encounter such a miracle outside of his Daoist master!
Could it be that he, too, had begun to have a deep Immortal Fate?
Little Daoist Zhou Xuan was completely unaware that this encounter of his was still related to that Yunlai Immortal!
Furthermore, his actions caused this blind date to be completely unsalvageable.
What awaited him would be another soul-searching interrogation with the intimate cooperation of his parents.
Su Ping silently left this place of trouble.
The function of the travel camera gave him a small shock, but such side effects could not stop his determination to continue using it to gather the photos needed for the upgrade mission!
It was just that some preparations clearly needed to be made, and new locations had to be chosen well.
And... it must be fast; he had to complete this series of photography missions before those above reacted and discovered the correlation!
Su Ping began to take action.
After public opinion fermented, this lake attracted an expert team to conduct an investigation.
However, the influence was not as great as the red light in Yushu City.
Because a waterspout is indeed a natural phenomenon, and the phantom images of divine dragons in the cloud sea and the like can all be explained scientifically.
Furthermore, such strange spectacles have indeed occurred many times over the years, and after everyone investigated back and forth, they never truly saw any divine dragon.
It could only be deduced as another masterpiece created by the uncanny workmanship of nature!
However, on the evening of the day the waterspout occurred.
People at the Bao En Ta of the Da Bao En Si saw the phantom images of various Bodhisattvas appear in the air above the Bao En Ta and flash past.
Early the next morning, experts who had rushed urgently to the Da Bao En Si to investigate were stunned to learn that people had seen thousands of carp leaping over the dragon gate near the river mouth of the Long River, and one carp had even leaped up against the rising morning sun, transforming into a dragon and soaring away...
The experts fell silent as they looked at the videos and written reports.
On the internet, however, a large number of people did not believe these strange spectacles had actually happened.
After all, how could there be such coincidental events happening one after another?
There must be some movie or game about to be officially announced, so clips from the promotional trailer were starting to be played everywhere to drive traffic...
This tactic may be old, but it just happens to be quite effective!
The reason is also ready-made; just look at those recorded videos, each one more blurry than the last!
How many years has it been? Mobile phone cameras and smart assistants capable of capturing clear footage of the scene must have been updated and replaced for who knows how many generations by now?
They did not know that for these strange spectacles created by the travel camera, all recording equipment other than the travel camera itself could only capture blurry phantom images.
This was not because the travel camera could affect the rules of photography.
It was because the strange spectacles it created only had this level of clarity to begin with.
To the naked eye, they were just that blurry and indistinct.
It was just that when it took a picture, it would perform self-beautification to check in with a photo of a peerless wonder.
Su Ping followed the Long River all the way toward the Nanhai direction.
Along the way, he specifically sought out tourist spots that currently had average popularity but a long history and a foundation of legends to check in.
Especially those that had already closed their mountains and did not allow tourists to go up were the key targets for check-ins.
Thus, starting from the ancestral court of a certain sect where a golden snake danced wildly and golden lightning washed over the Divine Temple.
Strange and miraculous phenomena appeared frequently in the famous mountains and great rivers of scenic and historical sites. Some famous mountains and great rivers even saw the omen of purple vapor coming from the east.
However, some of these chose to report it, leading experts to come and investigate, only to remain baffled.
Others kept it in their hearts, only burning more incense to worship the patriarchs, being more meticulous with etiquette, and staying for longer periods.
Su Ping checked in at over thirty locations north and south of the Great River.
Afterward, he remembered Grandmaster Yuan Ci, who was taking care of the merit fields.
This Grandmaster Yuan Ci's Exorcism Dharma Assembly had already concluded perfectly.
Believers who went to the Main Hall to pay their respects and were willing to offer a bit of faith for the great cause of exorcism were endless.
This Grandmaster Yuan Ci was also a sharp-minded one; he even teamed up with his junior brothers to consecrate a batch of exorcism scriptures and small items overnight, giving them away as souvenirs to those believers who were willing to come and pay their respects.
Hoping they would come again when they had time.
He also strictly controlled the greed of the Daci Dabe Temple.
All believers paying respects only needed three thin incense sticks, and these were provided by the temple for free; absolutely no fees were charged!
Grandmaster Yuan Ci had spent these past few days dealing with another batch of peers who came to seek advice by acting like a riddle-maker.
Suddenly, he heard the exclamations of his junior brothers.
After frowning to stop everyone from making a fuss, he learned from them that many scenic and historical sites near the Nanhai station had also recently seen unbelievable strange spectacles!
Among these, some ancient temples were the most mysterious.
For example, one that claimed to be the Fei Lai Si actually had a phantom image of a temple flying in the sky under the moonlight.
And in several pagoda forests famous for housing the relics of High Monks.
There were also Haishilou appearing with phantom images of the Buddha and the sound of chanting.
Grandmaster Yuan Ci did not believe it at first.
He just took it as a high-tech imitation by his fellow Daoists.
Later, after watching the videos and calling some Daoists to inquire.
The big monk believed most of it in his heart, but because of the impression left by previous mysterious events, he misunderstood, thinking these miracles were all related to the fact that the true cultivators of various sects had to reveal omens while working to eradicate Evil Spirits.
Thus, when facing a new batch of peers, especially those inquiring from the locations where these events occurred, he appeared unfathomable.
This made them always feel that Grandmaster Yuan Ci of the Daci Dabe Temple had a different style from theirs, and they always felt he knew something.
So much so that an expert group noticed this anomaly and began an investigation.
It was just that whether it was Grandmaster Yuan Ci's identity or his conduct, he was a native of the Eastern Ancient Kingdom who lived under the sun.
The more they investigated, the more they could only discover that Grandmaster Yuan Ci's identity was clean, and he had lived an upright and honorable life.
He was a true High Monk who exhorted people to be good!
Nierbo, Huang Zong, and the others began to follow the pattern and hold a Dharma Assembly.
At first, they intended to hire some knowledgeable masters at high salaries to hold the sacrifice.
They did not expect that after this news spread.
Not to mention the surroundings of Jiade City, even famous masters from the Capital District took the initiative to come and were willing to work for Huang Zong and the others for free!
In the end, a master in his forties paid a large sum of money to successfully obtain the position of Abbot.
And the positions of deputy abbots were filled by two senior masters who had paid a little less money.
As for the rest who did not pay much or lacked sufficient seniority, even if they had paid, Huang Zong and the others were afraid of messing things up and did not dare to accept them, choosing to send all these masters away to be odd-job helpers.
None of these masters expressed dissatisfaction with such treatment; instead, they were all extremely submissive and incomparably humble.
Huang Zong and the others knew what was going on in their hearts; having the transcendent as their backing, the attitude they displayed also appeared impeccable, which made those old-timer masters believe more and more that the Ghost Gods of these Easterners were the real deal!
And not like them, who played with poisons and parasites, relying on these things to bewitch those believers into believing in them, and even more afraid of their fakes.
At night, inside a temple on the outskirts of Jiade City.
After finishing the third Dharma Assembly and consuming a dinner with decent portions of oil and fat, the monks hid in a secret room to watch videos from the Eastern Ancient Kingdom on the internet together.
The various regions of Nanhai, in particular, were the primary focus of these monks' attention.
In the information age, even in a remote place like Nierbo, wealthy monks also go online.
After obtaining the plan, they keenly discovered that it seemed quite similar to the Dharma Assembly organized by a certain temple over in Nanhai!
Especially after they managed to find that scripture.
They suddenly guessed some of the truth, such as the possibility that the same Mysterious Force was at work behind both the Dharma Assembly in Nanhai and their own.
Because of this, they became increasingly filled with awe.
And in these past few days, strange phenomena had been appearing continuously at the temple in Nanhai.
They began to feel confused, even suspecting that the East was the true land of mystery and prosperity.
Should they, these monks, perhaps choose to let their successors head to the East, to those various regions of Nanhai, to seek knowledge?
As the monks were sighing with emotion, someone suddenly exclaimed aloud.
After attracting everyone's attention.
This monk who had exclaimed first unfolded their mobile phone screen and shouted in an excited tone:
"A miracle has occurred for us too, the Fo has manifested!"
The monks looked over and saw that the live broadcast on the screen was of the ancient temple they were familiar with, located in the capital of Nierbo.
Du Shu Miao!
This is one of the most important temples in the capital, and it is an extremely significant ancient temple even in this city known as the City of Temples.
Now, above this Du Shu Miao, a phantom image of a towering tree had actually emerged.
This made them unable to help but associate it with the myths and legends of this Du Shu Miao.
It is rumored that this Du Shu Miao originated from a divine tree capable of transforming into a human.
That divine tree was subdued by a great monk and had no choice but to send a giant tree to be transformed into Du Shu Miao.
Now, could this giant tree phenomenon be the original form of Du Shu Miao?
As they were thinking this.
Suddenly, the live broadcast captured the sound of chanting coming from that ancient temple, which was familiar to the monks.
This was the scripture they had been reciting every day during this period, so it was naturally impossible for them to have misheard it!
The monks' expressions changed one after another; it seemed they had not expected that Du Shu Miao, the center of their own region where the phenomenon appeared, also seemed to be contributing its strength to the matter of exorcism.
They viewed this as the formal recognition by Nierbo's local extraordinary power of the Eastern outsiders' arrival.
Although they had never seen it before.
But after realizing that the Eastern Ghost God was real, they wishfully believed that Nierbo also had so many places of long-standing myths and legends.
How could it not have its own extraordinary mysterious existence?
It was just that, like on historical maps, a great nation is also a great nation in terms of mystery.
Now, the phenomenon at Du Shu Miao proved their own guess about having mysteries, which could be considered as resolving one of their inner knots.
The appearance of the scripture also made them realize that perhaps the opening words of their Dharma Assembly were not some exaggerated rhetoric.
But rather a grand extraordinary event of the mysterious world where Mysterious Forces from all over were working hand in hand!
For them, these monks who were merely mortals, to have the opportunity to participate in this grand event, it was truly a blessing of three lifetimes!
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