Chapter 213

The autumn mist was thick, and once one was far away, one could not see the figures.

Not knowing how many people were walking together on such a road, there was actually a strange atmosphere.

The three caught up with the big team ahead.

Lin Jue saw some children, mostly following their parents to worship the Immortal Elder Green Water, walking in the thick fog, only able to see many figures; they felt mysterious and were very excited, running back and forth on the road.

The three followed silently behind them.

"Lord Luo, if we see that Immortal Elder Green Water and a fight breaks out, if we can win, please leave him a living mouth."

"You suspect it has something to do with the Tu Long Wang?"

"That's right."

"I suspect it too."

The two spoke in low voices.

Walking forty li along the main road, then entering a small path for another ten-plus li, all traveling through mountain valleys and along rivers, the further they went, the more remote it became.

The sky also became brighter and brighter.

When they arrived at that place, it was almost noon.

They saw that this place was a mountain valley, with steep cliffs on both sides, and there was even a small waterfall ahead. Although the waterfall was small, the water flowed straight down, stirring up water mist, and with the surroundings overgrown with reeds and forests, the heavy water mist added a touch of secrecy and depth.

And the autumn in this place seemed to arrive later than elsewhere; the surroundings were all colorful forests, mottled with red and yellow.

When the birds chirped, there was also a bit of immortal aura.

Not far below the small waterfall, there was a square platform built of wood, and many people had already gathered below, which was very lively.

Some people were even selling roasted cakes and zongzi here.

Lin Jue and the three arrived here and stopped.

Several voices suddenly came from ahead:

"Mother, you haven't done anything bad in your life; if you are chosen by the Immortal Elder and become an immortal, you must bless us! Especially your grandson, you must bless him to pass the high examination next year!"

"Hahaha! Good, good, good!"

"Also bless our family to get rich!"

"Hahaha, the Immortal Elder might not even take a fancy to my old body..."

"Oh, you will definitely be chosen!"

Lin Jue and the three all turned their heads to look.

They were two middle-aged men who looked somewhat similar, supporting an old lady; the fabric of the clothes on the three was quite good, only the old lady's clothes didn't fit well.

The two middle-aged men had faces full of hope.

The old lady was also laughing, her face glowing.

Just as they cast their gaze over, they heard an old voice coming from behind, seeming to carry a bit of begging:

"Son! Can we not become immortals?"

Immediately, another younger voice scolded:

"Why not? That is an immortal! If you are chosen by the Immortal Elder and go to heaven, who knows how comfortable and free the days in heaven will be! And you can bless our whole family with wealth!"

"But..."

"Why so many 'buts'? Look at others! Look at the people before! Many old men and women from wealthy families have ascended to heaven to become immortals! Even if you don't want to be one yourself, consider us, okay? Several generations of our family have been destitute; not to mention you becoming an immortal to bless your descendants, even if you just become an immortal and can eat your fill, we will be happy for you!"

Lin Jue and the three turned to look again.

It was also an old man and a middle-aged man, only their clothes were very old.

The old man was both afraid of becoming an immortal and afraid of the son in front of him, so he had to stutter and hesitate: "But people say, that is, that is..."

"Shut up!"

The middle-aged man actually scolded his father.

"You can't say that! Besides, didn't we agree at home? This is a good thing!"

"..."

The old man lowered his head timidly, not daring to speak.

The junior sister's mouth was slightly open, her gaze straight.

She immediately understood why the inn waiter would say "there are always some people"; so that was how it was.

Isn't this...

Isn't this...

Isn't this about the same as what she was like before?

It was just that no matter how rampant that water yaoguai was before, it wasn't this rampant, its appetite wasn't this big, and its actions weren't this clever, so it was the whole village that forcibly threw her into the river.

This place was cleverer, wearing a layer of outer clothing, and more people were being pushed in.

"..."

Unconsciously, her right hand was already resting on the sword hilt, her gaze staring straight at the three middle-aged men.

But she suddenly felt someone looking at her.

Turning her head to look, it was Luo Seng.

This man's beard had grown longer, and he also had a dark face, but he shook his head slowly at her.

The junior sister looked at the senior brother again and released the sword hilt.

This was truly an unconscious action.

There were really too many people here, and the voices they could hear were very limited; she imagined that such cases were definitely not just these two.

The three exchanged glances and slowly retreated from the crowd.

There was no need to say anything more; just taking a look at the cliffs on both sides and the small waterfall opposite, they found a place and tied up the donkey and horse.

"Little Flower, I will leave you here to watch our luggage; this is very important. If someone comes to steal, you grab them and bite them, and if they still dare to hit you, grab and blind their eyes."

Lin Jue said to the colored cat.

"Meow!"

The colored cat stared at him solemnly, then looked at the two gray donkeys and one horse, and sat down, licking its paws.

"Be careful! That Immortal Elder Green Water was seen last time, so he should be more vigilant now!" Luo Seng said, "Don't let them discover us!"

"Hmm..."

The three then quietly walked toward the cliff beside them.

The surrounding bushes and dense forests made walking difficult.

The three went around to the other side of the cliff.

Seeing that the cliff ahead was steep, Luo Seng had originally thought these two Daoists might not be good at climbing mountains and rocks, and wanted to find the gentle path that the Yang-surnamed child had climbed up before, but then he saw the female Daoist walk forward first.

She reached out and dug into the cliff, and a deep pit immediately appeared on the hard cliff wall, just enough for a palm to borrow force.

Grabbing this depression, with a little force from her arm, she climbed up a stretch, and the other hand dug again, creating another deep pit.

And her movements didn't stop at all.

Within a few breaths, she had climbed very high.

Luo Seng couldn't help but be surprised.

"No need to be surprised, this is my junior sister's skill; let's follow first." Lin Jue said, and climbed up first.

Lin Jue actually climbed very fast too.

With a blink of Luo Seng's eyes, he had caught up.

With another blink, he saw a white shadow on the cliff wall, and looking carefully, he realized it was that fox; it stepped on the almost vertical cliff wall as if walking on flat ground, and even stopped to turn its head to look at him.

Luo Seng hung his blade on his back and followed to climb.

Climbing for a short stretch, he found the gentle slope of the cliff; the gentle slope was overgrown with miscellaneous trees and weeds, many of which were over a person's height, and a path was vaguely separated in the middle, looking like a path people had walked, which should be the place where that Yang family child had walked before.

The three did not walk along this path, but they also walked beside it, borrowing the cover of the tree bushes, led by the fox, and carefully moved forward.

The water mist was gradually left beneath them.

The three walked higher and higher.

There was no water mist on the mountain top, only reeds and large trees; the reeds were all withered in this season, and they would make a sound if touched lightly; fortunately, Lin Jue and the junior sister could both summon wind, so they blew out wind, blowing the entire mountain's tree forest and grass bushes to shake with a rustling sound, thereby covering the movements of the few.

Walking and walking, the fox ahead suddenly stopped, turned its head to look at them, and then immediately jumped down the cliff.

There is a yaoguai ahead!

The few all flashed this thought.

Then each showed their magical powers—

Lin Jue walked a step to the side.

Wood Escape Method!

The whole body immediately hid into a large tree beside him.

The junior sister lay down.

Stone Transformation Method!

Her talent in the Five Elements was better than Lin Jue's, and at the same time, she didn't have many spells to learn; practicing with focus, her mastery of this spell had already surpassed Lin Jue's, and she immediately turned into an ordinary mountain stone.

Luo Seng jumped to the side as well, his movements swift and light, hiding at the edge of the cliff.

The wind on the mountain stopped.

But there was a rustling sound ahead.

The fox stood on the cliff with its four feet, as if stepping on flat ground, tilting its head to look at Luo Seng, who was dangerously clinging to the cliff edge not far away, and then looked up at the top.

It was just that from this angle, it clearly couldn't see anything.

The junior sister turned into a stone and also couldn't see anything.

Only Lin Jue, hiding in the tree, as his spell mastery grew higher and higher, could possess some five senses in the tree and see the scene ahead.

He saw two silver-armored warriors walking by leisurely.

They were born tall and mighty, with handsome faces, in silver helmets and silver armor, and even wearing snow-white cloaks, looking just like celestial soldiers and generals.

However, their faces were somewhat stiff, and their walking posture was somewhat strange; when they walked past Lin Jue, Lin Jue even smelled a bit of fishy smell, and immediately knew that they were definitely not celestial soldiers and generals.

They should be some kind of illusion, used to deal with people who might run up the mountain to peek.

"No one here."

"I said no one dares to come again!"

One of the silver-armored warriors stepped on the stone the junior sister had turned into, his voice strange and muffled.

"Look at the sacrificial platform below; this time there are mostly old things again, and they are all ordinary people."

"Ordinary people are good! Ordinary people are bitter; the Great King doesn't eat them, so it's just right to reward them to us to eat!"

"But they are too old."

"Don't be picky! At least they are humans; before, when cultivating in the water, we also waited in the water; how long did it take to eat human flesh once? Look around again; when the time is up, we should go back to protect the military advisor."

"Hmm..."

The two walked past the tree where Lin Jue was hiding again.

They circled a few times, and not until noon did they leave.

Lin Jue came out of the tree first.

He walked over quietly and knocked on the stone the junior sister had turned into, and she immediately turned back into a human form.

Luo Seng also followed the fox and walked out.

"What was that?"

"I don't know, I only know they are yaoguai who turned into the appearance of celestial soldiers and generals." Lin Jue said, walking behind the junior sister, seeing her back clothes were somewhat damp, pulling them to smell, and there was a fishy smell, "They should be yaoguai from the water; they smell very fishy."

The junior sister stood in place, reaching back to touch her own back.

At this time, the sound of firecrackers had already sounded below.

"Pitter-patter..."

Lin Jue waved his sleeve and summoned the mountain wind.

It was still led by the fox in front, and borrowing the cover of the mountain wind, the three walked forward with their waists hunched.

The fox's face first appeared in the reed bushes.

Then three faces appeared beside it.

There were still many reeds in front, ensuring they wouldn't be easily seen, while their gaze could look through the gaps in the reeds toward the front—

That was the top of the waterfall, where there was a very narrow and small river ditch, which was the source of the small waterfall; besides that, it was all open space. The open space was also connected to the mountain peak where they stood, only there was a steep slope two zhang high.

At this time, they were looking down from a high position and could easily see a yaoguai standing there.

It was a sorcerer wearing green clothes, carrying a turtle shell on his back, and leaning on a wooden staff; he was short and thin, with a hunched waist, very old, with white hair and beard.

Standing beside him were ten "celestial soldiers and generals," each looking majestic and awe-inspiring.

Lin Jue's gaze looked further down.

The small waterfall stirred up water mist, blocking the view, but one could clearly see the dense crowd of people below, and the wooden platform, on which five or six figures were sitting.

Not only were firecrackers ringing continuously, incense smoke forming clouds, and candles lit in unknown numbers, but there was also music playing, temple priests presiding, and even people who looked like local officials going on stage to preach and offer incense first. Then, unknown numbers of people below knelt toward the wooden platform, both calling the name of the Immortal Elder and constantly having words of prayer for blessing.

In the midst of the chaos, incense and wish power rose.

Lin Jue swept his peripheral vision and saw the junior sister also staring below, so he turned his head to look above the waterfall again.

That turtle yaoguai sorcerer was stretching his body, seeming to show a look of enjoyment, and after a while, he leaned on his wooden staff and began to chant spells.

This spell was very long.

It was even longer than the spell of the Spell Prohibition Method, which could give mortals the power to drive away evil, eliminate yaoguai, and cure diseases.

Then the water mist below flowed and vaguely became a tornado.

It seemed a tornado had started.

The center of the wind was exactly that wooden platform.

There was an uproar below, and everyone was very excited.

Lin Jue only heard the turtle yaoguai sorcerer's spell not stopping, and the wind grew larger and larger, gradually becoming large enough that the three Lin Jue, who were further away, could also feel the howling gale.

Looking below again, the water mist flowing made the view even more blurry, and one could vaguely see a few black dots on the wooden platform rising with the wind.

"Ascended to immortality!"

"The Immortal Elder has manifested again! Immortal Elder, bless us!"

"Became an immortal!"

"Truly became an immortal!"

The voices below came vaguely.

Some of the people ascending to immortality were incomparably happy, while some seemed to have known their fate but were unable to resist, so they could only cry sadly.

The junior sister had already gripped the sword hilt.

Luo Seng also slowly drew his long blade and left the scabbard in place.

Taking advantage of the few black dots just leaving the ground—

"Go!"

Although Lin Jue said so, he didn't get up himself, but first took out a handful of beans, waved his sleeve to summon a gust of wind, and sprinkled the beans, and this handful of beans flew forward with the wind.

In the wind, twelve flying swords first appeared.