Chapter 308: Not Letting the Guanxing Palace Get Its Wish

"And this is just one of them."

Pan Gong shook his head, his expression complex.

"Please continue."

"The second is incense."

"Incense?"

"Exactly incense! This is the foundation of the incense-fire divine path! If it is a pure incense divine being, the divine body, Dharma image, and magical powers all come from incense wishes. However, incense is limited, so divine power is also limited. The faith of the people in the world in divine beings is limited, so the divine being's lifespan is also limited. Incense is exhausted, so divine power is also exhausted."

Pan Gong paused:

"If it is a divine being in the peak period, and the situation in the world is also favorable to him, he can spray divine power at will and descend magical powers. This is because incense is continuous, so divine power is inexhaustible. No matter how much is used, the sincere gratitude of the people of the world will naturally make up for it, and even the incense will become more and more prosperous, the divine position will become higher and higher, and the divine power will become stronger and stronger. This is the cycle."

"Throughout history, many divine beings have reached the top like this."

"This is where incense and spiritual energy, divine power and magical power, divine beings and immortals are different."

"However, divine beings also have other benefits."

"But if the divine being passes the peak, or the situation in the world becomes bad, the incense that can be supplemented may not be able to exceed the consumed divine power, or be equal, or even less."

Divine beings with a better situation, or more powerful divine beings, need to open source and reduce expenditure to maintain the divine body and Dharma image and maintain the divine power without reduction.

Divine beings facing a worse situation, or those who are not confident in themselves, or lazy divine beings, can only reduce expenditure without opening source, either waiting for the opportunity, or just lingering on."

"I was like this back then..."

Pan Gong shook his head repeatedly, his face showing shame.

Lin Jue showed a sudden realization.

So that's how it is.

This explains the limitations and decline of divine beings, such as those divine beings who were once brilliant but gradually hidden behind the scenes over time.

Listening like this, the most powerful divine beings only need to perform their duties, without saving divine power, and the believers are their boundless source of divine power. The next ones need to think of ways to absorb more incense, and also need to save divine power or accumulate incense. And the most inferior and incompetent divine beings can only or only care about reducing expenditure, without the ability or heart to open source.

Like the Husheng Husheng Zhenjun Huisheng who does nothing, he is stingy with incense divine power, or he is incompetent. Like the Yili Yili Shenjun of the south, he is good at managing incense, but he also acts cautiously and does not easily take action, but once he takes action, he hits the point, which is opening source and reducing expenditure.

Only the Fuchi Yili Shenjun in the north...

Although he only saw him once, Lin Jue still remembers his style of despising Husheng Husheng Zhenjun Huisheng. I think his own ability is hard enough, and he is confident. The north has many monsters, and it is just suitable for them to manage, so he can use divine power at will and frequently descend to eradicate monsters.

Therefore, many divine beings who are not worshipped in temples will find a temple keeper, not only to manage the temple for themselves, but also to spread faith and absorb incense for themselves. There are also some divine beings who will rack their brains to find some particularly powerful believers, and they will also be particularly partial to these believers, because with the help of these temple keepers or believers, they can spend the least divine power but harvest the most incense.

Sometimes, a divine being has already declined, but because there is a powerful believer, he can return to the peak.

Therefore, divine beings all fight for incense, so incense will also use the word management.

Therefore, at such a critical time, many divine beings want to accumulate incense and preserve their strength to deal with more risks, or to survive this heaven and earth change.

Lin Jue thought of that Azure Emperor, and felt his helplessness even more, and then thought of his Fourth Third Shixiong and that mountain god on Mount Shimen. I think his Fourth Third Shixiong might be his greatest help.

"Anything else?"

"And..."

This time Pan Gong was silent for a moment:

"It is that the current imperial court is corrupt, and the heaven and earth are in the same situation. Both the north and south are coveting the Central Plains. Tianweng also shows a trend of decline, and the divine officials and True Lords under his seat may already be thinking about how to preserve themselves."

"If you want them to consume divine power to eradicate monsters, it is naturally not as active as the True Lords of the north and south."

"And they, in order to enhance their own strength, actually did things like raising the Tu Long Wang. If you say they will do their best for the people at this time, I don't believe it."

Master Fan Tian Shi beside him was shocked again.

These two sentences, whether it is Tianweng's decline or gods raising monster kings, are things that would shock anyone's cognition if they heard them, or would lead to being struck by lightning if heard by divine beings.

Even Lord Luo behind him was shocked.

Sure enough, one must be with the Daoist priest to hear such words that do not belong to mortals.

The three people had finished talking, and all closed their mouths.

Walking in silence, following Wu Lingshi, all had thoughts in their hearts.

Listening to Master Fan, that place is already the incense land of the Zhenjian Palace and the Yili Yili Shenjun, and the county magistrate is from Huizhou. He should be a loyal believer of the Yili Yili Shenjun and the Jade Mirror Great Emperor. Why did that monster happen to harm this place, and swallow officials first?

The Daoist priests of the Zhenjian Palace should be anxious now.

After such a talk, his heart was much more settled.

"Northern Leopard King, North Leopard Spring, I don't know if there is a connection..."

"War, Long Bo..."

"Two catties of merit are still about half short..."

"Gold medal and Cangzhen Pavilion..."

Lin Jue muttered, his footsteps did not stop.

Lin Jue murmured, his footsteps never stopping.

Only the fox's footsteps were light and nimble, spinning around, occasionally hopping and jumping, following only Lin Jue, its gaze and thoughts entirely on the shops and pedestrians nearby, with no worries at all.

At this moment, the four people and one fox had arrived at the yamen gate.

The three people in front, including Wu Lingshi, stopped their footsteps.

The four people also stopped their footsteps.

The fox took a light leap forward, jumping a zhang away, and was just slightly bending its legs, preparing to hop again, when it looked back, turned around, and ran back, following the four people as they looked ahead.

It was indeed as Wu Lingshi had said: a crowd of ragged people from Jinping County were kneeling at the yamen gate, refusing to get up.

The surroundings were also filled with onlookers.

Public opinion had already risen.

But at this moment, it was not just them at the yamen gate.

Lin Jue looked straight into the distance, passing through the onlookers and the refugees from Jinping County, and saw Daoist Qingxuan, Daoist Jiang, and Ma Shidi standing just like them.

The True Mirror Palace was further away than their residence, yet they had arrived before them.

However, there was nothing to be ashamed of; they were naturally more aware of the situation regarding Jinping County and the demons in the northwest than Lin Jue.

At the same time Lin Jue saw them, they also saw Lin Jue.

Both sides exchanged a glance, then turned their heads to look toward the Jinping County refugees at the yamen gate.

Lin Jue saw two extraordinary experts from the Gathering Ju Ju Xian Fu, one of whom was that Daoist Tao who knew blood control. It seems that in the Gathering Ju Ju Xian Fu in the capital today, there are still people willing to do things once they have taken money.

Vice Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Rites' Ancestral Temple Department was also there.

But in the very center, there were already several middle-aged and old Daoists who were comforting the people of Jinping County.

Lin Jue recognized one of them.

It was Lingxiuzi of the Star Gazing Palace.

"My fellow villagers and elders, do not kneel here; the ground is cold," shouted Vice Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Rites, pointing to the Daoists beside him. "These are the Daoists from the Star Gazing Palace in the capital. This official just personally went to report to the Master of the Star Gazing Palace. He has already reported to the divine beings, and the divine beings have already issued a decree, determined to repel the demons. You can rest assured."

"Wh-which immortal?"

"Naturally, it is the Celestial Soldiers and Generals."

"Really?"

"Naturally, it is true!" said Vice Minister Zhou. "This official can stake his career on it!"

"That is so, that is so," said the Daoist from the Star Gazing Palace. "Just now, Vice Minister Zhou came to the Star Gazing Palace in person. After hearing what he said, our temple master has already written a green prayer and a jade memorial, reporting to Lord Tianweng. Lord Tianweng has issued a decree, planning to dispatch three thousand Celestial Soldiers and Generals to go to Jinping County to eliminate the demons."

Hearing this, Lin Jue could not help but turn his head and glance at the three people behind him.

Lord Pan's expression was clearly somewhat surprised.

Just a moment ago, he had said that it was unlikely for Lord Tianweng and his subordinate True Lords to go to Jinping County to eliminate demons. But at this moment, the Star Gazing Palace was clearly very proactive.

Master Fan, however, frowned, lost in thought, while Lord Luo's expression could not be seen under his bamboo hat. However, he remained motionless and did not utter a sound; based on Lin Jue's understanding of him, he had likely already figured it out.

Lin Jue had previously guessed that this demon might be related to Lord Tianweng.

Looking at it this way, it seemed even more likely.

If this were true, it would be a fine scheme—

Taking advantage of the time when the extraordinary experts in the Gathering Ju Ju Xian Fu in the northwest region of Qinzhou were confronting the Leopard King with the help of Lord Yi Li, they dispatched a great general under the Leopard King on the other side to occupy and destroy the incense grounds that Lord Yi Li had worked so hard to establish in Qinzhou. Now that the matter had blown up, they took advantage of the situation to come out and eliminate the demons, and by "eliminating" the demon, they could earn another round of reputation and incense for the Star Gazing Palace and Lord Tianweng's divine lineage.

Killing two birds with one stone; no wonder they were so proactive.

"..."

Lin Jue tilted his head slightly again.

His gaze passed through the crowd and met a pair of eyes. The owner of the eyes had a snow-white complexion, as if wearing heavy makeup; in this dim twilight, they were so conspicuous standing in the crowd.

It was simply like a point of white light in the darkness.

Daoist Jiang withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and walked around the crowd toward this side.

Lin Jue also took a step forward.

Likewise, he walked around the crowd toward their side.

The two sides met in the middle.

Daoist Jiang had a snow-white face and a calm expression, and she spoke very directly, opening with: "Daoist Third Shixiong Qingxuan and I intend to go to Jinping County to eliminate the demons."

"..." Lin Jue pondered for a moment and also said, "I am affiliated with the Gathering Ju Ju Xian Fu, living in the Gathering Ju Ju Xian Fu's courtyard and taking the Gathering Ju Ju Xian Fu's offerings, so naturally I am also willing to go and eliminate the demons."

"It is not to repel the demons, but to take the demon's life and head," added Daoist Jiang.

"Very good."

"Departing overnight."

"I am willing to accompany you, fellow Daoist."

The two sides exchanged a brief glance.

In just an instant, they saw each other's thoughts and knew that both sides were well aware of the Star Gazing Palace's scheme.

And both sides had the same intention—

Never let the Star Gazing Palace have its way.

At this moment, the people of Jinping County were looking at each other, somewhat shaken.

Only one old man still had doubts:

"The imperial court is not sending troops?"

"Oh, my dear old man! The imperial court's main army naturally has to garrison the capital, and besides, for such demon matters, although the main army is useful, how can it compare to the Celestial Soldiers and Generals in the sky! This Star Gazing Palace is the largest temple in the whole world and is closest to Lord Tianweng. Do you still not believe their words?" Vice Minister Zhou said earnestly, trying to persuade him.

The old man remained silent.

The other people also looked at him.

Just then, a clerk beside Vice Minister Zhou shifted his gaze and immediately saw the True Mirror Palace Daoists and Lin Jue's group who had already walked to the opposite side.

The clerk's eyes lit up. Just as he raised his hand, wanting to wave, his thoughts shifted, and he put his hand down and ran over quickly.

"Greetings to Master Fan, Lord Pan, Master Lin, and also Daoist Qingxuan and Daoist Jiang." The clerk was clearly much happier than when he was beside the Star Gazing Palace Daoists. "The people kneeling over there are the refugees who escaped from Jinping County. My Vice Minister Zhou is just about to invite you all to eliminate the demons."

"Has Vice Minister Zhou not already invited the Star Gazing Palace, and has the Star Gazing Palace not already invited the divine beings?" Lin Jue asked. "Why come to invite us?"

"This..."

The clerk showed a look of embarrassment, and it was a long time before he said, "Although the Star Gazing Palace is powerful, Lord Tianweng's momentum is too great. Often, as soon as the Celestial Soldiers and Generals arrive, the demons see them and flee in fear. Therefore, every time the Star Gazing Palace invites Celestial Soldiers and Generals to eliminate demons, it is always difficult to get to the root of the problem."

"It seems we are not as powerful as the Star Gazing Palace!"

"No, no! Absolutely not!"

The clerk became nervous immediately.

Beside them, Daoist Jiang still had no expression and said, "We have agreed; we will depart overnight and will not return to the capital until the demons are eliminated."

So straightforward? The clerk was stunned for a moment.

For a moment, looking at this female Daoist who had no expression on her face but whose words were crisp, decisive, and firm, he felt in his heart that it seemed the true Dao should be like this, but in the capital, he had never heard such words before.

The clerk shifted his gaze and looked at Lin Jue again.

Lin Jue just smiled slightly:

"We will go too."

With these two short sentences, the clerk's heart was immediately settled.