Chapter 320

A few days later.

Lord Luo had already woken up and was sitting in the courtyard of the post house, his family's heirloom treasure saber on his lap, and his silver spear in his hand, examining it over and over again.

After a fierce battle, this silver spear was already somewhat damaged.

"How does Lord Luo feel?"

"My ears are sharp and my eyes are bright, my spirit is refreshed. My eyes see the five Qi of heaven and earth, and my ears hear the echoes of mountains and waters." Lord Luo was wearing gray hemp cloth clothes he didn't know where he found, very simple. Just sitting in the courtyard without moving gave people a feeling of returning to simplicity after reaching the Master Realm. "I feel like I've never felt better."

"Is that so?"

Lin Jue walked from behind him, carrying the silver spear.

Lord Luo looked back at him and frowned, saying: "I seem to faintly hear some whispers, and some strange Qi drifting toward me, smelling a bit like..."

"Like what? The smell of incense?"

"Hmm? How did you know?"

"This matter is not surprising." Lin Jue said, "Does Lord Luo know where this is?"

"Jinping County."

"Exactly. Lord Luo was covered in blood, and after eliminating the wolf yaoguai, we brought Lord Luo in from the city gate. The people of Jinping County have already seen it. Some simply regarded Lord Luo as a god to thank, while others felt that since Lord Luo has such skills to eliminate yaoguai, he is no different from a god, so they naturally prayed to Lord Luo. Especially seeing Lord Luo seriously injured, they all wished for Lord Luo's early recovery." Lin Jue said, "However, Lord Luo being able to hear these whispers and smell this incense also shows that Lord Luo has indeed begun to transcend mortals."

"Then what should I do?"

"Lord Luo is a living person. Living people do not enjoy incense, so you don't need to worry about it." Lin Jue said, "If after a hundred years, Lord Luo is interested in the divine path, you can take it. If you are not interested, just ignore it."

"..."

Lord Luo shook his head, seemingly not interested in this.

Lin Jue didn't care either.

The "path toward becoming a 'god'" that Daoist Qingxuan mentioned before did not mean that Lord Luo would become a god. The 'god' here is the god of divine skills, actually referring to the Great Dao. Entering the Dao through martial arts was considered the beginning, and now he is walking deeper.

The end of this path is also attaining the truth and the Dao.

As for whether to be a god, it depends on personal choice.

In ancient times, there were quite a few body-refining cultivators. There were not a few who entered the Dao through martial arts and went very far, even attaining the truth and the Dao. Some have been annihilated in the long river of time, while others have survived to this day with the help of the incense divine path, and may even be famous, shaking the Nine Heavens.

Lin Jue suspected that before the Fuchi Yili Shenjun became a Husheng Husheng Zhenjun, he was an immortal who entered the Dao through martial arts, which is why he was so powerful and overbearing.

Because besides the divine body, he also had immortal cultivation, and besides the divine power of incense, he already had boundless magical power.

"Lord Luo's silver spear is not as good as your treasure saber and is already somewhat broken. This was left by the wolf yaoguai. If Lord Luo finds it easy to use, you can use this one first." Lin Jue handed the silver spear to him.

Lord Luo didn't say much and took it casually, still holding it in his hand, carefully stroking and examining it.

"Are we going back to the capital?"

Lord Luo asked Lin Jue without raising his head.

"Almost." Lin Jue replied.

"That yaoguai knew we were coming, and even that leopard side knew we were coming, sending other yaoguai generals to meet them. The Guanxing Palace can hardly escape responsibility for this matter." Lord Luo said, "We should take the wolf yaoguai's head and walk around the gate of the Guanxing Palace twice."

"I have the same intention!"

"What about the other yaoguai general? Did you eliminate it, Daoist?" Lord Luo asked again.

"No, it had a life-saving skill, leaving behind its husk and magic treasure and escaping." Lin Jue said.

"Then we'll wait for next time."

"Heroes think alike."

"With your current skills, Daoist, do you have the confidence to deal with that Leopard King?"

"I don't know how many skills that Leopard King has, but the Heavenly Fire Divine General under Lord Yi Li is also on that side, yet until now, he has been unable to eliminate it. From this, we know that even if it hasn't attained the truth and the Dao, it is not easy to deal with below the level of True Person and Husheng Husheng Zhenjun." Lin Jue said, "And my current spiritual practice is not complete, so I need to return to the capital first to find relevant ancient books in the Cangzhen Pavilion."

"Hmm..."

Lord Luo nodded, stood up, and looked at the door.

Not long after, footsteps came from outside.

Lin Jue glanced at Luo Seng.

Is his hearing now catching up to Fuyao's?

Although Lord Luo's five senses were very keen before, they were ultimately within the scope of humans, just at the peak of humans. Now, I fear he has already left this scope.

Lin Jue didn't take this path and didn't understand it, nor did he know how his fierce battle with the wolf yaoguai went, what happened in these three days, what changes there were, but he could see this result.

Daoist Qingxuan walked in and saw Lord Luo at a glance.

"Lord Luo is awake?"

"Awake."

"Congratulations, Lord Luo. After crossing this barrier, the road ahead will be smooth." Daoist Qingxuan smiled at him.

"I accept your auspicious words."

Lin Jue asked from the side: "I heard you are not returning to the capital, fellow Daoist?"

"There is no other way." Daoist Qingxuan said helplessly, "Jinping County has been ravaged by these yaoguai, and the hearts of the people have scattered. Everyone is afraid that the yaoguai will come again. I need to stay here to soothe the hearts of the people and also preserve the incense of my Great Emperor and Yili Shenjun." "Then I need to say goodbye to you, fellow Daoist."

"There is no need to say anything else. Fellow Daoist Lin has hope of attaining the truth and the Dao, and the future is still long. This place is not far from the capital, so there will be plenty of opportunities to meet." Daoist Qingxuan bowed to them, "Take care, everyone."

"Take care, fellow Daoist."

"Take care, Daoist."

The two also bowed to him.

That afternoon, the group left the city. Only Daoist Qingxuan remained here, standing beside the ruins of the original temple, watching them leave.

When they reached the small river, Master Pan had already appeared.

Then the group walked along the official road to the Wei Shui River, boarded the dragon boat, and sailed without wind, returning straight to the capital.

If that day was late at night and not many people saw it, today was daytime. After passing Jinping County, there were often anglers fishing and fishermen casting nets by the river, and cargo ships and passenger ships coming and going on the Wei Shui River. There were literati standing at the bow of the boat brewing poetry, friends sitting in the boat drinking and talking, and nobles sitting in the tower boat listening to music and watching dances, not knowing the yaoguai were causing chaos, not knowing the rise and fall of the world, and knowing the music was melodious and the dance was graceful, but suddenly they saw a dragon boat moving without wind, speeding on the water like flying.

A Daoist stood at the bow of the boat, returning from eliminating yaoguai.

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The people of the capital were waiting.

The strange people of the Ju Xian Fu were watching.

Only Master Fan Tian set up an altar outside the city, burning incense day and night, which was said to be inviting gods to assist the group who went to Jinping County to eliminate yaoguai.

There were some episodes in between.

Because the people of Jinping County mixed into the capital and knelt before the government office and the palace gate to plead, the matter of yaoguai occupying human cities had already caused a stir in the capital. I don't know how many people's ears it passed through, how many people's nightmares it entered, and I don't know how many people's articles it was written into, and it had even entered the county annals.

Afterward, Master Fan Tian invited gods to eliminate yaoguai outside the city. Needless to say, it naturally attracted many people to watch.

Even the emperor had personally left the city to ask Master Fan Tian about the yaoguai and the affairs of the world.

At the same time, the Guanxing Palace was also promoting in the city that they had invited gods to repel yaoguai. Master Fan Tian setting up an altar and practicing rituals on the mountain outside the city was also to tell the people of the capital that this matter was not just the Guanxing Palace thinking of ways, but that he was also practicing rituals here day and night, and there were even people who personally went to Jinping County.

Especially the latter.

When the old emperor couldn't resist the public opinion and came to ask him, he just happened to use words to compete with the Guanxing Palace, so that all the credit wouldn't be taken by the Guanxing Palace.

This was his ability.

By the next day, the dragon boat returned to the ferry. Under the gaze of many people at the pier, it dropped off a group of frightened people from Jinping County.

The people of the capital were curious and concerned. Upon inquiry, they learned that they had been turned into ducks by yaoguai and were originally going to be herded from the riverside to the northwest, but fortunately, they were rescued by the Daoists from the Ju Xian Fu and Zhen Jian Gong. One of them, Master Lin, sent the River Yili Shenjun to push the boat and escort them away, arriving here.

The fallen city, the man-eating yaoguai, and the spell that turned people into ducks immediately caused an uproar in the capital.

At the same time, in this matter, the fame of the several strange people and experts of the Ju Xian Fu and the several Daoists of Zhen Jian Gong completely overwhelmed the Guanxing Palace.

The Guanxing Palace continued to promote.

Master Fan Tian still practiced rituals.

And his practicing rituals here was not all superficial work—

Master Fan Tian knew that there was another Master in the Ju Xian Fu, surnamed Nan, who was called Master Nan.

Others might not know the background of this Master Nan, but he knew that this Master Nan was mostly like himself, having no magical power, and was not a spokesperson for any Nine Heavens immortal in the human world.

But why could this Master Nan invite gods? And why did he dare to go to the northwest to confront the Leopard King?

This was where this Master Nan was different from himself.

All correct sacrificial processes and god-inviting rituals in the world were set by the Nine Heavens Orthodox Gods themselves. No matter who does it, no matter whether they have magical power or cultivation, they can reach the gods themselves. And this Master Nan used these sacrificial processes and god-inviting rituals to visit the gods, tirelessly, over and over again, first polite and then forceful. If the gods didn't come, he would insult and scold them.

If the gods still didn't come, he would even order people to go to various places to smash the temples and statues of these gods.

And from Master Fan Tian's perspective, this Master Nan was full of righteousness and never boasted or covered up like himself, deceiving the people. He might not have done a single bad thing in his life. Such people, in rumors and stories, are respected even by gods and fox immortals. Therefore, any god with virtue could do nothing about him, and gods who were not upright found it difficult to find places to attack him.

Plus, what he did was never out of line, always polite before forceful, so these upright gods either listened to persuasion and came down to help, gaining incense offerings, or had their statues smashed and could only accept it.

Later, Master Nan's fame grew, and even gods who were not upright didn't dare to do anything to him openly.

It was very difficult for Master Fan Tian to imitate this Master Nan.

However, the statue he worshipped on his divine altar today was the only one that was still relatively complete when he traveled to the northwest and saw great yaoguai causing chaos, accidentally hiding in a broken temple, and seeing several broken statues, which he offered incense to, worshipped, and prayed to for eliminating yaoguai.

A clay statue, its colors peeling off, its surface mottled, it was impossible to tell who it was, but it was on that night that the great yaoguai searched the mountains and ate people.

When it reached the temple, a sword light flashed, and the yaoguai was executed.

Some people saw this scene, and the legend spread.

Master Fan Tian didn't know if it was useful.

After worshipping for several days, the people watching him at the foot of the mountain changed wave after wave, and the Guanxing Palace was also trying its best to soothe the hearts of the people, boasting that it was they who invited gods to repel yaoguai.

Just at this time, a rumor drifted into Master Fan Tian's ears—

The dragon boat had returned to the capital ferry again.

Expert Daoists got off the boat, carrying a huge wolf head, and followed the donkeys and horses, passing through the bustling pier, all the way into the capital.

The people along the way were all shocked.

(End of chapter)