Chapter 121: Jade Porcelain Thunder

Xu Jia explained the situation. Now that the Scripture Master has gone down the mountain, the first task is to find the County Magistrate to write a document deposing the Mountain God, and the second is to prepare for the procurement needed to establish a new Mountain God.

Just now, Zhang Zhenji came to communicate with Xu Jia: "We have already gone down the mountain to invite people from the righteous cemetery, as well as Back Corpse Craftsmen to go to Dizang An to carry the corpses. It is just that they are timid and none of them dare to carry them. Although the Underground Palace is cold and cool, it is easy for things to get smelly after a long time, so a few of the junior uncles went to carry them themselves."

"The thirteen tables you wanted are also all prepared, and all the various things needed for the Altar Opening are ready."

"There is no rush for the Altar Opening." Xu Jia first entered the temple and saw the Mountain God statue.

Because the fasting ritual had stopped, the old temple master's clear spiritual consciousness could gradually no longer resist, and occasionally a wisp of evil Qi would drill upward.

Xu Jia then took out the "Great Heavenly Truth Wish Incense" fire beads given by the City God, placed them into the Incense Burner to burn, and introduced a wisp of pure spiritual light to cleanse the statue and soothe it once more.

There were three of these beads in total; one per day was enough.

Although the fasting ritual could soothe it, it gathered too much human labor.

After soothing the Mountain God statue, Xu Jia followed Zhang Zhenji and said: "I need some manpower to follow me into the mountain, listen to my commands, and move the earth. Bring all kinds of tools; those that can chisel, hammer, split, and chop."

Xu Jia described the scene he had seen at Wugong Shan.

Zhang Zhenji pondered slightly and said: "Chiseling stone is not difficult. In our temple, we have been consuming jade for a long time and have a set of methods for jade mining. It is just that we must first open up a path that people can walk on; otherwise, it will take a long time to hack through the brambles to open a road."

"Also, there is a secret recipe in our temple that can blast open rock."

Xu Jia immediately showed an excited look: "What secret recipe? Is it Fire Essence jade medicine?"

"It is a type of Thunder Pellet left behind by the Ancestor."

Zhang Zhenji said: "The Ancestor saw fireworks exploding in the sky, and those that did not explode would fall to the ground and could injure people, so he studied the principles behind it in detail. Later, he used jade powder to fire pottery and placed medicinal powder inside. To blast a certain place, he would first chisel a crack or a hole, fill it with the Thunder Pellet, and use paper tanned with loose medicine as a fuse to have the power to blast open mountain rock. But the Ancestor believed this item harmed the Earth Vein and damaged human harmony, so he did not leave the recipe behind. How to fire the jade powder porcelain was also lost. Only a few Thunder Pellets remained, which have been worshipped as the Ancestor's relics."

Xu Jia clicked his tongue and said: "Your Ancestor was truly a genius!"

"Not really, our Ancestor was a traditional firework maker; he was a man from Wanzai."

"Oh, oh, oh!" Xu Jia understood. First he knew how to make fireworks, then he came to cultivate the Dao. In order to consume jade, he had to mine jade first, and in order to mine jade, he studied it and came up with "porcelain thunder."

This motherfucker was still a genius! Zhang Zhenji took out the worshipped Thunder Pellets, which were indeed "glistening and translucent," with a glaze color like jade.

This thunder pellet was in the shape of a "pumpkin," with a "snap-fit" lid. The overall shape was airtight, and only at the top, where the pumpkin leaf was, there was a pin; pull it out, and you could pull out the fuse.

The entire pumpkin thunder was no bigger than a palm, looking like a tea canister.

"So small, can it blast mountain rock?"

"It can!" Zhang Zhenji said: "When I first entered the temple to practice, the temple master took me into the mountain to mine jade once. He used self-made pottery thunder, not even this jade porcelain thunder, and the power was extremely great!"

Xu Jia sighed secretly: "This thunder doesn't distinguish between you and me; it is truly a bit dangerous. It is still better to use traditional American weapons—point where you want to hit, truly a Hundred-Step Flying Sword." With this thing, it would be much more convenient to destroy the Feng Shui formation and "cure the stiffness" of that Wugong Ling.

There were not many jade porcelain Thunder Pellets left over from these years, only three in total, so Xu Jia let Zhang Zhenji take them all.

As for why he didn't carry them himself, Xu Jia was still a bit afraid of the safety of this thing. After all, although that Ancestor was an Earth Immortal True Person, he might not have been an Earth Immortal True Person when he made this thunder; who knows what kind of crude methods he used.

However, this craft, being able to fire "jade porcelain," shows that his "family-inherited" craft was not just one thing.

But thinking of the "Jingdezhen" around Yushan, Xu Jia felt very relieved. There were "cultivated" seeds here, so it was not abrupt.

After taking the Thunder Pellets, Zhang Zhenji called a few Daoists proficient in jade mining, let the big snake lead the way to press out a path, and headed toward Wugong Ling. This time, Niu Congcong also followed along.

Xu Jia just found a free moment and asked the Yeyou who was on standby. There was no Earth Deity there; it was all under the jurisdiction of the Yushan Mountain God. The Earth Deity only served in places with human habitation; there were no Earth Deities in places where birds don't lay eggs, and the Earth Deity could not enforce the law across regions.

The Qingtian Dam Earth Deity could not manage Wugong Ling deep in Yushan.

Then it could only be left to Niu Congcong to go out and use spiritual sensing. One can only say that Niu Congcong is still an "all-purpose" talent.

Along the way, the group marveled at the beautiful scenery. Huang Pipo was startled and exclaimed: "There is a nest of wild chickens here," "There is another nest of wild chickens there! Why does that Reverse-Feather Chicken occupy Qingfeng Pavilion and not come here?"

Then she looked up at Chang Yu, who was leading the way in front. Wherever he passed, the vegetation was pressed down, and it was already a mature mountain road. Not to mention people, even carriages and horses could pass.

"These pressed-down plants will grow back in just two or three days," Xu Jia said. "When this matter is finished, we will subdue Lao Zhupo and let her take her descendants to root around again to open up a road. It will be much more convenient for the common people to enter the mountain in the future."

Hu Jinhua sneered: "That Lao Zhupo, I begged her to come at the beginning, but she wouldn't come. Otherwise, she would have counted as a founding member. Now that she comes, she can only be with us and won't have a position."

Seeing her so resentful, Xu Jia couldn't help but say: "Look at you, are you about to suffer from inner demons? You can't stand this, you can't stand that. Among the monsters here, you have become the most backward one. Except for the juniors like Gui Linggao and the battle hawks, you must spend some effort on your cultivation."

"Master Xu's lesson is correct!" Hu Jinhua immediately returned to normal, and a sense of urgency arose.

With Chang Yu leading the way, the group soon arrived at Wugong Ling.

Immediately, under Xu Jia's command, they pried at the corners, dug at the foundations, and severed the connections.

Legend has it that the road between the Central Plains and the Shu region was "Five Strong Men Opening the Mountain." Although the few people Xu Jia brought were all monsters and ghosts, plus a few incompetent Daoists, they also had the "momentum of opening a mountain."

After a large hole was drilled, Zhang Zhenji went up to check, placed the jade porcelain Thunder Pellet inside, lit it, and then sprinted a hundred meters to hide behind a natural giant rock and meet up with Xu Jia and the others.

Not long after, a thunderous sound that "shook the heavens and earth" exploded, letting Xu Jia experience what it meant to be "the Monkey King emerging into the world."

(End of chapter)