Chapter 63: Great Saint Method (Fever at 38.6, this chapter is also from the stockpile)

Within the temple, that Liu Wenpo was wailing and causing a scene, when suddenly, as if she had seen something, her eyes bulged straight and her hands clawed and flailed: "The soul-snatching Underworld Messenger has come to arrest me! The soul-snatching Underworld Messenger has come to arrest me!"

She tried to hide behind other incense-offering pilgrims, but those pilgrims were terrified by her.

But the next moment, her hands dropped, and she collapsed with her eyes wide open, giving everyone nearby a fright.

They immediately left the City God Temple in a hurry, and the rumor spread: "The City God has manifested, dragging away a sinful soul."

Some people recognized Liu Wenpo as a famous midwife and sighed: "She isn't a bad person, how could she face retribution from the Underworld?"

"Whether someone is bad or not is hidden behind their skin; she must have harmed someone. Could the City God be wrong?"

Immediately, many more people made wishes to the City God: "So-and-so's family is rotten to the core, City God, please arrest them too!"

Liu Wenpo's mind was not firm, and she soon spilled the whole story.

Coupled with the Judge's "Monitor Evil Mirror" to observe sins, it could be seen that Liu Wenpo had been trafficking infants, brewing Child-Sending Soup, and it was also seen that she helped bewitch believers into worshipping evil gods...

The City God finally frowned and looked solemn: "This evil disciple has actually come to our Yushan."

"My Jiangnan Right Circuit Province has been a place where Daoist methods flourish since ancient times, a place of Cave Heaven cultivation. It is one thing for them to cause chaos in the lands of the Baiyue shamans in Nansheng, but they actually dare to head north to expand! Do they not know how deep or shallow the waters are here?"

The Yushan City God immediately said: "Zhang Zhenji, it seems your report was not false. But since there are many practitioners in the prosperous realm of Yushan, this matter must have caused chaos from within, which is why the outer gods did not notice. Therefore, I need to first investigate clearly what is going on in Yushan and the scale of the Evil Sect..."

The Yushan City God still wanted to deliberate a bit, but a surge of martial energy exited the city gates, which the City God sensed.

It turned out that County Commandant Chen had taken fifty Yamen Runners, patrol guards, as well as martial arts toughs and servants of wealthy households, and together with swords, spears, and clubs, they had left the city.

The City God's expression changed drastically: "What are they doing? Why are they leading troops out of the office without authorization?"

The Riyoushen came to report: "Reporting to the Lord, it is because someone reported to the authorities that an Evil Sect has set up an altar to bewitch the common people, intending to rebel. County Commandant Chen, in order to win merit, has taken the Yamen Runners out of the city to suppress them."

"Isn't that alerting the enemy!" The City God of Yushan shook his head and said hatefully: "A reckless brute."

He then looked at Zhang Zhenji: "You have good methods, but never mind, let him lead the charge!"

Zhang Zhenji also looked bewildered, not knowing what was going on.

At this moment, the City God said to the Yeyou: "There is a strange person in Qingtian Xiang who has returned to life by borrowing a corpse? This village is also under my jurisdiction; when did he die? Why is there no record? Did my office arrest his soul? Escort him to the Underworld? Did he pass through my office when he returned to life? There is something very suspicious about this."

"He claims the Underworld caught the wrong person; that is reckless talk of Ghost Gods. It should be investigated even more clearly: who is behind him, and what are his connections? The laws of the Underworld are merciless. In the two hundred years I have served, I have never heard of anyone returning to life without passing through the City God."

The Yeyou said: "Lord, Qingtian Xiang is under the jurisdiction of the Earth Deity of Qingtian Dam, who records the death registry and gathers living souls. Every first day of the month, he escorts the souls of those who died naturally to the City God Temple. You can summon him to ask about the matter."

"There is no need to summon him; you just tell him about this."

Zhang Zhenji, listening from the side, recalled seeing Xu Jia ascend the Nine-Tier Platform and Nine Altars yesterday, so he spoke up: "Lord, I happen to know that person. He died after being bewitched by an Evil Master, but later, for some reason, his soul returned to his body, and he successfully returned to life. Because he experienced life and death, he has now developed a Daoist affinity and has set up an altar in Niu Family Village to practice."

The City God was expressionless: "You may go down now; I will make my own decision on this matter."

Zhang Zhenji retreated, his heart still very anxious. After a sigh, he secretly said: "The City God has his own methods for handling things, but I cannot just wait for the City God to act."

He immediately left the City God Temple and went to seek help from three or five friends he knew.

On the other side, Xu Jia was focused and intent on drawing the "Avoidance of Blades and Soldiers Talisman."

The master of blades and soldiers is called "Chiyou," and Chiyou is also one of the main gods in the Lushan Dharma Sect.

Lushan takes the troops of Chiyou, who was defeated by the Yellow Emperor, as the "origin of the Chang soldiers," and also uses the ox horn as the "Chiyou horn," also known as the "Dragon horn."

Since the Qin Dynasty, this world has been different from the history of Blue Star, but the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the Hundred Schools of Thought are all the same.

Therefore, they also sacrifice to the Master of Soldiers, Chiyou.

When Xu Jia draws this talisman, he must worship this Master of Soldiers. Chiyou, like the Flame Emperor and the Yellow Emperor, is a "progenitor of human culture," a figure of the human ancestor class.

The "Li" in the common people (Liming) means the Nine Li.

Xu Jia opened the altar, invited the gods, recited the incantations, and then his brush moved like a dragon or snake. Mobilizing the Dharma Power from his past life, in just a moment, a Talisman was drawn.

For a moment, he heard hallucinations in his ears, as if Ghost Gods were crying, and he saw the Talisman looking like a burly general wearing armor, holding a large blade horizontally.

It was exactly the "Chiyou Divine Form."

Xu Jia then drew the "Summon Blade Mountain Hell Talisman."

After drawing these two Talismans, the bit of Dharma Power Xu Jia had invested was almost exhausted, with only a tiny bit left.

Xu Jia did not waste it and drew two "Houshenfu."

Once the Houshenfu were finished, Xu Jia planned to give one to each of his parents. This talisman is nourished with "Qi of auspicious life" and supplemented with their Eight Characters, which can block a minor calamity once.

After Xu Jia finished drawing the Talismans, he folded the Avoidance of Blades and Soldiers Talisman into a triangular talisman packet and put it into a sachet, while the Summon Blade Mountain Hell Talisman was put into his sleeve pocket.

Around dusk, he saw Niu Congcong return and say to Xu Jia: "I have already reported it to the authorities. County Commandant Chen personally took men to Yushan. That County Commandant Chen is truly terrifying; I consider myself fat, but compared to him, I am like a chick. I just don't know if the government can handle this matter."

Xu Jia said: "Never mind them for now. We reported it to the authorities just to buy time. The Longevity Sect is rampant in Nansheng, and Nansheng couldn't wipe them out even with the strength of the whole province, which is why the imperial court issued a wanted notice. Does County Commandant Chen have heaven-reaching methods?"

"I estimate it will just be some trouble. It is very likely they will return without success. We must be prepared to take the initiative to face the enemy!"

Xu Jia was not sure if firearms were developed in this world. If the government troops had firearms, it would still be possible to wipe out the Evil Sect. With a blast of cannons, no matter what evil methods or evil gods they had, they would all be blasted into form and spirit destruction.

If the Central Plains had not yet developed firearms, he did not know if the foreign devils overseas had created them.

Xu Jia really wanted to get an "Earthly Fiend Five Thunder Gun"; this thing is very easy to use and very convenient.

In his past life, when he opened an altar in America, the disciples there liked to consecrate this piece of equipment.

After all, the American-style sword-drawing technique cuts not only ghosts but also people. Beyond seven steps, the gun is fast; within seven steps, the gun is both accurate and fast.

Xu Jia only hated that he didn't have such a thing on hand, otherwise, he would have gone single-handedly to kill that evil Daoist grandson.

If the government still used cold weapons, it would be difficult to inflict large-scale casualties on the Evil Sect, and the Evil Sect is most prone to rising from the ashes.

Niu Congcong heard Xu Jia's words and felt it made sense: "No wonder the uncle immediately followed up and told the County Magistrate, and the County Magistrate hurriedly sent a fast horse to Xinzhou to report to the Prefectural official."

Xu Jia was not interested in this kind of officialdom and did not want to be involved in it. He just said: "These things are still too far away from us, but since County Commandant Chen has gone to Yushan, whether he succeeds or fails, it is beneficial to us."

Xu Jia said: "Killing the evil Daoist, cutting off the Cause and Effect, and having no burdens, I can then enter the Dao and practice."

Niu Congcong was curious: "Why can't you enter the Dao first?"

"Having attachments in the heart is an obstacle," Xu Jia explained. "If I become stronger, he will become stronger. This is the calamity of my return to life. After all, dying and coming back to life is a matter that does not conform to the laws of heaven and earth. Cultivation is experiencing calamities, overcoming calamities, and transcending calamities. Simply put, it is experiencing suffering, sinking into suffering, and escaping suffering."

"In the Dharma Sect I pass down, there is a method for becoming an Immortal by experiencing Hell and tempering oneself. The Blade Mountain Hell is one of them. I want to cultivate the Blade Mountain Method. If I cannot experience it myself, even if I practice the 'Climbing the Mountain of Knives' ritual, it is not as good as pulling someone to take my place in the Blade Mountain Hell." Niu Congcong heard the murderous intent: "Brother Xu, are you going to kill someone! Didn't you say that abstaining from killing is the first rule?"

Xu Jia said: "In this situation, it is either he dies or I die. Hui Zhuo, are you afraid?"

Niu Congcong listened to these words, completely excited: "How could I be afraid?"

"That's good."

When Xu Jia's murderous intent had just returned to his soul, it had already arisen, but it was not yet strong; after discovering he could connect to his Golden Body from a past life and borrow Dharma Power, Xu Jia felt there was no need to be so conservative anymore.

Waiting for Niu Congcong and Hu Jinhua to get up would take another month or two, and who knew how many variables there would be during that time.

Now, borrowing the official power to exterminate them, it must be at their most critical moment; there is no better opportunity than this.

Niu Congcong said: "My family has a precious sword, which is my father's beloved object, hanging in the study; I will go steal it! No, how can one call it stealing when it's one's own property? It's called taking!"

Xu Jia said: "No need, I am not going to use a precious sword to fight hand-to-hand with people; it is a battle of Daoism on a high platform!"

Xu Jia then carefully looked at the Wooden Staff offered by the Tree Demon, planning how to make use of it.

On this Wooden Staff was a "snake-coiled scar," which was actually the manifestation of a village's Dragon Vein fortune.

This staff was as long as a cane used by an old man, looking like a steelyard beam, slightly thicker at one end and slightly thinner at the other.

Xu Jia also felt it was suitable for crafting an "Eight Trigrams Seven Star Pole."

Such a pole is generally made of bamboo, filled with mercury, and wrapped with Copper Skin at both ends, good at poking people's acupoints, eyes, and throats.

However, thinking about it carefully, he was not skilled in this kind of exotic weapon, and this was Magic Tool material, not weapon material.

If it were a Magic Tool, it could be made into a "Wish-Granting Staff," but a Wish-Granting Staff is suitable for the elderly and those in high positions of power, or as a Divine Path Magic Tool, such as those held by the Earth Deity and his wife.

Xu Jia was more inclined to cut off the upper part with the coiled dragon to make a whisk, and the ordinary lower part could be made into a ghost-beating stick or a small banner.

It was just that a perfectly good wooden staff being cut into two halves was really not ideal.

No man can refuse a straight stick, especially one with a coiled dragon on it. How could he not fantasize about being the "Qitian Dasheng"? The golden monkey rises up with a thousand-jun rod, the jade universe is cleared of ten thousand miles of dust. Today we cheer for Sun Dasheng, only because the demon mist has come again!

Once the thought arose in Xu Jia, it lingered for a long time: "Why not borrow the Dharma of Sun Dasheng."

In the Lushan Method, there is a branch called the "Dasheng Sect."

The main practice of the Dasheng Sect is to invite spirits to possess the body; True Gods do not possess bodies, and those that do are not True Gods. Although Sun Dasheng is a household name among the common people, he is truly not a True God.

However, Sun Dasheng is also by no means an "evil god"; his spiritual height in the hearts of the Chinese people is even above that of Tathagata Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva.

It is just that in this world, there seems to be no faith in Sun Dasheng... Although there is the development of novels, they are all about romantic affairs between men and women, and even if there are some demon and ghost legends, they are about scholars and female demons; there may not be such god-and-demon novels.

Xu Jia felt more and more that this method was feasible.

Among the Lushan Five Prisons Great Method, the Knife Mountain Hell represents the metal element, which is compatible with the "Dasheng Method" because Sun Dasheng belongs to metal.

Xu Jia made his decision and began to take this wooden stick, using cinnabar ink to write a few characters on it.

On the front, he wrote: "Wish-Granting Golden Hoop Rod, weighing 13,500 catties."

On the back, he wrote: "Heavenly River Bottom-Fixing Divine Iron."

Although this rod was of wood, Jia Wood possesses the firmness of metal; if it were really an iron rod, Xu Jia would not be able to wield it.

However, one could indeed use gold to make a golden hoop at both ends.

It would hurt to hit people, and hurt even more to hit demons and ghosts.

Use the Dasheng Method to refine it, and strike out a clear jade universe.

Xu Jia again remembered the little bit of gold family fortune at home; one gold bar at each end would make two.

If Xu's father knew, he would surely regret letting Xu Jia know about the family fortune.

Xu Jia waited for the ink on the rod to air-dry before taking Xiaopangdun to the Fox Immortal Hall.

Just then, the little Sparrow Spirit Zhan Ying returned and landed on Xu Jia's shoulder: "Old Immortal, a fight broke out over there, it was so intense, I was so scared, so I came back!"

Xu Jia asked: "I sent you to monitor, how much information did you get?"

Zhan Ying said: "Old Immortal, you've changed, you've become fierce! Wuwu!"

Xu Jia coaxed: "Tomorrow I will make some puffed rice for you to eat."

"I want a liter!"

"Okay."

"I originally went to look for the person who looks exactly like you, Old Immortal, but he stopped appearing. Instead, I saw people constantly transporting people into a house. These people were all tied up with black bags over their heads. I gathered my courage and flew to the eaves, and just happened to see the person who looks exactly like you inside, along with a group of people without hair."

Xu Jia originally thought it was Shanju Guan that had a problem, but listening to what the little Sparrow Spirit said, it was clearly a problem with Dizang An.

"I wanted to keep listening, but a huge snake was about to bite me, which scared me to death. I flew away in a hurry, and fearing that I hadn't gathered useful information, I circled the perimeter again. It turned out a group of people were fighting outside, and they had blocked all the roads up the mountain."

"I didn't dare to go in again, so I rushed back to tell the Old Immortal."

Xu Jia listened, but was not optimistic: "They didn't go up the mountain, but fought at the foot of the mountain, and blocked the entrance to the mountain?"

"That's right, that's right!"

Xu Jia pinched his fingers to calculate: "Bad, after tonight, they will have a turning point!"

He immediately went to the Fox Immortal Hall even faster.

Hu Jinhua was refining Chang spirits; now she had seventeen Chang soldiers. She only commanded five, and Luejue Shen commanded twelve.

There were also some animal ghosts and mountain spirits, which she had already sent to the afterlife; she did not employ them as they were of no use.

Nine ghost children were playing tricks on the three foxes; this one was tugging at a tail, that one was pulling at an ear, very mischievous.

The Tree Demon was learning the method of refining Chang spirits. He carried the Top-Heart Sha, and could also collect Sha to refine Chang spirits. What he refined should be Chang soldiers like the Mountain Demon Wood Guest; after refining the Chang spirits, it could alleviate some of the crises on his body.

Seeing Xu Jia, they were all very respectful: "Master Xu!"

(End of chapter)