Chapter 417: Will you soldiers follow me?

"Many thanks to several True Men!"

"Many thanks to True Man Lin and True Man Liu!"

"Thanks to several immortals……"

"……"

In Zhang Ziyun City, everyone walked through the street.

There were many people in the surrounding civilian houses. Some were original residents of this Zhang Ziyun City, and some had come in from outside the city. They all bowed and thanked everyone, some bowing with hands folded, others kneeling and kowtowing.

It was truly impossible to help them all up.

There were also children standing next to adults. Some were poorly dressed, while others were wearing exquisite little clothes. Regardless of whether their families were rich or poor, at this moment, the children's eyes remained clear. They all stood next to the adults, looking at these Daoist priests with bright, dark eyes, feeling both curiosity and worshipful surprise.

There were also scholars watching from afar. The shock brought by the experiences of just this period of time exceeded that of the sage books, and they were just calculating how to record it and pass it on to future generations.

They left Zhang Ziyun all the way and walked to Jiguang, and it was still the same.

However, Jiguang was much more dilapidated than Zhang Ziyun.

This was also one of Wang Mu of the West's key breakthrough points, and the defensive strength was relatively weak, leading to heavy losses of defending soldiers and the strange people and scholars of the Gathering Ju Ju Xian Fu.

Even more than half of the strange people and scholars died in battle.

Celestial Master Nan survived by luck, but was also not lightly injured.

Lord An, who was good at fire magic and whom Lin Jue had met before, also unfortunately passed away. It is said that he dodged the bear demon's collision and the tiger's pounce, but did not avoid the small demon's sneak attack.

That Dharma Master Yun Chan survived.

What surprised Lin Jue the most was that Lord Zhang, who was good at the Divine Movement Technique and should have been the best at dodging, also passed away.

The fortunate thing in misfortune was that their souls did not scatter.

With the reputation and merit Lord An and Lord Zhang had accumulated in the capital in the past, and their contributions here, becoming gods after death was only a matter of whether they were willing or not; there was almost no suspense.

Whether they could become True Gods of the Nine Heavens was hard to say; that depends on their daily stance and faith, and now is the time of changing winds and clouds, and it is hard to say whose family the position of Heavenly Emperor will fall to in the future. However, it is completely no problem to be an Earth Yili Shenjun or an underworld official in the underworld with the blessing of the people's incense.

Unless they are unwilling.

Celestial Master Fan was much the same.

As Celestial Master Fan, who invited Lord Master Fuchi and instantly eliminated Wang Mu of the West's clone, and split Wang Mu of the West's main body with one sword, the people in the city might not know his contribution, but the strange people and scholars and defending soldiers all knew. And Celestial Master Nan was full of righteousness and incorruptible, so he naturally would not hide his contribution.

Now the people of Jiguang all know that that night, it was Celestial Master Fan, who walked out of Jiguang County and was famous in the north of Qinzhou, who arrived here and invited the divine being, which is why the Many Yaoguai King was eliminated.

It is a pity that Celestial Master Fan felt guilty in his heart and was unwilling to be a god.

Afterwards, everyone came to the outside of the city together.

Seeing that it was just dusk, the sky light was dim, the broken Jiguang city, the mountains and grasslands outside the city already had signs of withering and yellowing, and the earth was still a mess, as if a giant dragon had ravaged here. The piled-up soil looked like small hills, and the pushed-out gullies looked like river valleys, but there happened to be such a tree that luckily avoided the demons' trampling and dodged Wang Mu of the West's body, and still stands there today.

This is an ordinary Chinaberry tree.

Incense candles were lit on the ground, and wine and offerings were placed. A group of Daoist practitioners and strange people and scholars surrounded the Chinaberry tree. Incense aura had already surged from all directions, with the near ones in the county town behind them, and the far ones coming from all over Qinzhou.

There was a grave mound under the tree, and there were faint human figures in the tree.

This is the reason why Lin Jue, although reluctant, was not so sad—

People becoming ghosts after death is not just fear and weirdness; sometimes it is also a kind of longing and romance.

"Does Celestial Master Fan really only want to be a lonely ghost and not a divine being?" Daoist Daoist Qingxuan sighed, "Daoist Friend's incense is very heavy. If you become a god, your future will be boundless."

"No matter how heavy the incense is, it did not come from the right path. If those who deceive the world and steal fame become gods, those truly upright divine beings will feel unfair and unhappy. Moreover, lonely ghosts also have their freedom. Divine beings are the kind of characters like Lord Nan who should be and can be." A voice faintly came from the tree, drifting and uncertain, "This Daoist is already content to be able to look at the rise and fall of my hometown from here."

"How can it not be considered the right path?"

"No need to comfort me……"

"Daoist Friend is quite open-minded."

"Although I am a ghost, I have incense with me. The underworld officials have been here, and they only asked me if I wanted to go down. The divine officials from heaven have also been here, and they only sent a book order to take office as a god. This afternoon, the sun shone so brightly that people couldn't open their eyes. The lonely ghosts everywhere in the city didn't dare to come out. I also went out for a turn and found that it was just hot, not burning pain…… In this way, what else is there to be unable to let go of?"

"Fine……"

Daoist Daoist Qingxuan did not say much.

Lin Jue stood by.

Everyone offered incense to him in front of his face, talked and thanked him, and then stood aside to wait.

At this time, who would still dwell on the words of Lord Master Fuchi? Who would still dwell on whether Celestial Master Fan is a true Celestial Master?

Even most people until now don't know or believe that he is a fake Celestial Master, only feeling that he offended Lord Master Fuchi in some way.

Finally, Lin Jue moved a divine statue. The divine statue was mottled and peeling due to the years of wind and rain, and its original appearance could not be seen clearly. It could only be vaguely distinguished that it should be the image of a martial god holding a sword.

Lin Jue placed this divine statue under the tree.

"This was brought by Daoist Friend, we won't take it back. It is the same as Daoist Friend, with nowhere to go, so let it be placed under this tree." Lin Jue said, "Perhaps one day when Lord Master Fuchi can't stay, he will let the believers or Daoist priests who believe in him come to move it away." "This……"

"Daoist Friend, farewell here." Lin Jue bowed to him, "If I pass by this place in the future, I will definitely come to visit you."

Lin Jue could actually guess—

Lord Master Fuchi probably won't move this divine statue away.

The sky light was getting dimmer and dimmer.

Many figures bowed and said goodbye to this Chinaberry tree and the grave mound under the tree, and then said goodbye to each other.

"Since that's the case, we should also return to the capital." Celestial Master Nan was seriously injured, but did not show fatigue, as if he was always full of fighting spirit, "Now there are many demons, and the capital must be the same."

"Then please let Lord Nan go first." Lin Jue bowed and said, "We will arrive in the capital after a while."

"Then Nan will go back first and try the wind and cold of the capital for True Man Lin." Nan paused, and also became serious, bowing to Lin Jue and the Shixiongs behind Lin Jue, "Many thanks to several Daoist priests for coming thousands of miles to this place and coming to help at a critical moment. We are deeply grateful."

At the same time, the strange people and scholars of the Gathering Ju Ju Xian Fu beside him and behind him also became serious and bowed solemnly to Lin Jue and the several Shixiongs and Shimeis behind him.

"It's all for eliminating demons and for the people, I dare not accept thanks." Lin Jue said.

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"Different paths, same effort; crossing the world in the same boat." Third Third Shixiong said, "Why do you Daoist friends need to say such things?"

"……"

The next morning, most of the strange people and scholars of Jiguang County left, leaving only a few monks and Daoists to transcend the souls here.

"See you in the capital."

"See you in the capital."

The Daoist priests of Zhen Yu Jian Gong also left, also leaving a few small Daoist priests to perform transcendence and Dharma matters here.

The nine Shixiongs and Shimeis of Fuqiu Temple did not return to the capital, nor did they leave, and did not even all return to Zhang Ziyun, but scattered and went to the four cities outside Mount Modu.

Lin Jue took Wan Wan Xinrong and others back to Zhang Ziyun.

When they arrived, it was another night.

Although the mountain of corpses and sea of blood outside Zhang Ziyun City were no longer there, the yin energy, malevolent energy, and demon energy still remained. Mortals walking through here would still feel cold all over. At night, there were still ghost fires floating, ghosts wandering, and remnants and obsessions of those who were unwilling to die remaining on the city walls, wandering and floating, intending to eliminate demons.

"Do you soldiers and heroes still remember me? I am a Daoist priest from Mount Yishan, surnamed Lin, named Jue. That day, I once defended against demons here with you all."

Lin Jue stood on the city wall, looking around:

"Many thanks to you all for eliminating demons and protecting the people here. Being harmed by demons is something no one wants to see, but it is already irreversible, and I can only say it is a pity. If you all died and became ghosts, and your souls are complete, just wait for the underworld officials here, and then leave peacefully, don't linger in the human world.

"If your souls are incomplete……

"Now the demons outside the city have been eliminated, and Wang Mu of the West has also been trapped and refined by the True Lord. There is no need to have any more knots in your hearts. Please rest in peace as soon as possible, so as not to be unable to go to the underworld and suffer the pain of wind, moon, rain, and the torture of time.

"If there are those who are unwilling to leave and are willing to follow me to eliminate demons and punish evil and promote good, you can enter the bottle behind me, and this Daoist will find a place for you to settle down."

Wan Wan Xinrong behind him held a porcelain bottle.

As soon as the words fell, on the north side of the entire Zhang Ziyun County, on the city walls, remnants flew from all sides and flew into the porcelain bottle.

The number was not large, but there were more than twenty.

In that battle, thousands of Zhang Ziyun soldiers died in battle. Some became ghosts after death, and some did not. The remnants and obsessions transformed were not many. Perhaps because they had fought side by side, the vast majority were willing to follow Lin Jue.

"Many thanks to you all, I will trouble you all from now on." Lin Jue bowed and said, "This Daoist will state first: if one day you all find that I have changed my mind and temperament, and find that what you all do is no longer eliminating demons and punishing evil and promoting good, you can leave at any time."

Pausing as he spoke, he also bowed to other ghosts and remnants and obsessions that did not follow him:

"It is my luck to fight side by side with you all."

Some ghosts were muddled and wandering around, and some had clear wills, returning the salute to him under the moonlight.

At the same time, Eldest Third Shixiong stayed in Jiguang County, also standing on the city wall, accompanied by Seventh Third Shixiong and Fourth Third Shixiong, facing more remnants and obsessions, saying words similar to his.

Third Third Shixiong went to Le Tian and Boyu with several other Shixiongs.

In chaotic times, it is easy to produce remnants of martial artists.

These four counties have many unwilling people.

It is just suitable for Daoist priests who practice carving beans into soldiers.

"After a few days, we need to take these spirit woods back to Mount Yishan first, which may take a lot of time and effort." Lin Jue turned around and took the porcelain bottle from Wan Wan Xinrong's hand, and said to him, "You all return to the capital first."

"Do you need our help?"

"That won't be necessary. You all have also worked hard eliminating demons. Go back and recuperate well, and just wait for us in the capital."

"Good!"

Wan Wan Xinrong nodded and agreed.

In a few days, Zhang Ziyun City was left with only them.

However, how to take back so much spirit wood was also a headache.

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