Chapter 473: Waiting for the Husheng Zhenjun to Come

Lin Jue stood on the clouds, looking down.

The fox was beside him, also close to the edge of the cloud, poking its head out and staring down without blinking.

There was nothing below, just mist accumulating like seawater in the mountains, only the mountain peaks could poke their heads out of the mist, like islands in the sea.

The sound of horse hooves, people's shouts, and curses could be heard faintly from below, indicating that the white clouds were not flying high, and the road below was very close, but due to the fog, the line of sight could not penetrate.

"There are many people wearing armor," the fox turned its head and said to Lin Jue. "They are lost, walking in circles, and cursing."

"Hmm..."

"Do you want to blow the fog away?"

"No need."

"You can only see clearly if you blow the fog away."

"We only fight the Protector Saint Husheng Zhenjun."

Below was the army from the south, marching to reinforce Shiding City.

The fog was laid by the gods under Lord Tianweng.

The heavenly rules still had some restrictive nature, and the gods did not dare to attack mortals openly, so they used the method of fog to prevent the Yue King's troops from marching. However, this restrictive nature was also very low, because this was not ordinary mountain fog. Besides blocking the line of sight, it also had divine strangeness, which could make people get lost and make a whole army walk in circles in the mountains.

Even if there was only one road in the mountain, when the army turned back and circled, they brushed past each other, but could not discover each other.

The general's shouts kept coming from below:

"We've walked this place before!"

"..."

"Why hasn't the scout come back yet?"

"..."

"This fog is not right! There are monsters!"

"..."

Lin Jue did not want to intervene, only his own grievances.

The fox was also very simple—

It wanted to blow away the fog, the purpose was just to let Lin Jue see clearly below after blowing away the fog.

"They stopped!"

The fox still leaned on the edge of the cloud, looking down, reporting the situation below to the Daoist whose eyes were not so good:

"They started burning incense!

"They killed a horse!

"That horse is so miserable..."

Lin Jue also heard the general's prayer:

"Southern Emperor Yu Yu Jian Miaoming Di Jun is above. The Three Sages are above. The end general is Wang Zhichiu, a guard general under the Yue King. I am ordered to reinforce Shiding City. Now there are evil spirits laying down demon fog to trap my king's army. It is a critical moment of danger. The end general dares to sacrifice with three animals. I beg the Miaoming Di Jun and Lord Yi Li Shenjun to descend the decree and divine power to disperse the demon fog."

The Southern young general recited it several times in a row.

The god he invited had not come yet, but a divine official discovered Lin Jue first, and brought heavenly soldiers, riding the clouds.

Seeing that it was a strange Daoist, and not like a divine official or heavenly soldier or general under Lord Tianweng, but rather like an idle mountain immortal, this divine official was also very polite, bowing to him from afar:

"I don't know which immortal the Lingqing Zhenren is? If you come here to watch the human dispute and the battle between the two armies, you must stay far away!"

It sounds like there are quite a few immortals coming out of the mountains to watch the gods fight in the human world every time the world changes?

These immortals are really free and leisurely.

Lin Jue thought so, and returned a salute:

"I am Lin Lin Fangjue from Mount Yishan, and I have attained the truth and the Dao not long ago. Your Lord Yi Li Lord Yi Li Shenjun and I have old ties, and that Protector Saint Husheng Zhenjun and I have grievances. I heard that the Protector Saint Husheng Zhenjun might appear in this place, so I was invited by Lord Yi Li Lord Yi Li Shenjun to wait here for the Protector Saint Husheng Zhenjun to settle grievances with him."

The divine official was clearly aware of this, and after flying closer and seeing the white fox, he was surprised, and quickly bowed solemnly:

"So it is Lin Lingqing Zhenren!"

"No need for such courtesy," Lin Jue said. "But I must make it clear that I will not interfere in your dispute with Lord Tianweng, nor will I care about the dispute with the north, and I will not get involved in the human war. I will only help you when the Protector Saint Husheng Zhenjun appears."

"Lingqing Zhenren, please follow me to the top!"

"Alright..."

The divine official's clouds flew up quickly.

Lin Jue's clouds also rose accordingly.

During this time, he looked down and saw a divine official turn into a bird, going into the mountains to lead the army out.

Turning his head to look into the distance—

There was a gray-robed god in the clouds, holding an old palm-leaf fan, fanning toward the bottom.

A clear breeze suddenly rose between heaven and earth.

That fog accumulated in the mountains was gradually blown away by the wind.

Before flying to the very top, a miserable bird cry came from below.

"Gaa!"

The divine official and Lin Jue both looked down.

The mountain fog was lighter, but still there, and couldn't be seen clearly.

At the same time, the fox turned its head to look:

"Ying!"

Lin Jue turned his head to look, only to see a silver light flash in the distant sky. Looking closely, he realized it was a silver ring flying, as big as a cart wheel, flying toward the gray-robed god who was fanning the wind.

Yet another divine light flashed!

A divine general wearing red and black armor appeared, holding a big spear, and blocked in front of the god.

The divine official leading Lin Jue was already shocked, clearly a bit panicked, and the white clouds under his feet also rose quickly.

Lin Jue naturally followed him.

"Who is that?"

"That is an ancient immortal adjusted by Lord Tianweng, named Lingzhi Sanren Caizhi!"

"Lingzhi Sanren Lingzhi?"

"Because he is a ganoderma in heaven and earth, after attaining the truth and the Dao, he simply used his nature as his title."

"Do demon immortals also fight for Lord Tianweng?"

"Lingqing Zhenren, you don't know. The northern gods hate evil as much as they hate enemies, and they can't tolerate monsters in their eyes. Emperor Zi Xu Great Emperor even personally cast the Many Yaoguai Refining Platform, and the Master Fuchi Lord Yi Li Shenjun under his command has beheaded countless monsters. If my Great Emperor wins, it's fine. If Lord Tianweng is defeated and the northern gods are allowed to sit in the Nine Heavens, the end of these demon gods who were not originally human can be imagined."

"Hmm..."

Lin Jue stopped talking.

It seems that the fighting between gods is just invisible in the human world, but it has actually reached the point of real swords and guns.

Soon they reached the ten-thousand-zhang high altitude, above the heavenly clouds.

At this time, the earth could no longer be seen, only layers of white clouds under his feet, and because Qinzhou had few high mountains, only a few high mountains including Nanshan and Xiyue could vaguely poke their heads out of the sea of clouds, and the sky became a complete, flawless azure semi-circular cover.

But here, there were still a few white clouds, and a few palaces stood on the clouds, looking empty.

Heavenly soldiers and divine generals were sitting in town here.

The divine official approached the palace, and the white clouds under his feet naturally merged into the white clouds carrying the palace, and he walked forward quickly, asking the guards at the door:

"Is the Lord Yi Li Shenjun here?"

"The Lord Yi Li Shenjun just descended to the world and went to fight with that Lingzhi Sanren Caizhi!"

"This is Lin Lingqing Zhenren who came to help, and his reputation is very prominent in the world, open the door quickly!" The divine official said, and turned back to say to Lin Jue, "The Lord Yi Li Shenjun has already descended to the world to fight with Lingzhi Sanren Caizhi, please enter the palace and wait for a while, wait for the Lord Yi Li Shenjun to return in triumph, and then talk to the Lingqing Zhenren."

The guards at the door looked at Lin Jue in surprise.

At the same time, a long spear was struck, and the divine palace behind them slowly opened.

"No need to be so polite, and there's nothing to wait for."

Lin Jue bowed to him, his tone polite, but his words were very direct, "Call me when the Protector Saint Husheng Zhenjun comes. If he doesn

With a boom, the divine palace opened wide.

The main hall was primarily gold and red; the red was wood, the gold was lacquer, and the space inside was vast, with carved beams and painted rafters, and auspicious clouds painted on them.

However, there was no immortal music, no dancing immortals, nor was there the floating immortal aura or the paradise of the divine palace that mortals imagined; there was only a sense of coldness and emptiness.

This was understandable, as they were out on a campaign.

The person and the fox walked inside.

From nowhere, two clusters of white clouds flew over, carrying tables and placing them in front of the person and the fox respectively.

Lin Jue sat cross-legged and looked around.

Before long, a divine general returned from outside.

This was a sturdy, burly man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist—truly a tiger's back and a bear's waist, with a waist circumference that was likely longer than his height, exactly like the True Lord divine generals in ancient paintings, and his face was covered in thick flesh; one glare from his eyes seemed capable of scaring demons and ghosts out of their wits.

He wore mountain-pattern armor inside and a five-colored divine robe outside, and in his hand, he carried a large *pi*—a long weapon that was essentially a sword mounted as a spear.

Looking closely—

Half of the five-colored divine robe on his body had been burned away, the armor underneath was damaged, and some places were emitting a scorching red glow, as if they had just been burned red and had not yet cooled, and the large *pi* was also stained with some fresh blood.

Yet the True Lord seemed to ignore the high temperature on his body and only said to Lin Jue:

"Are you the Lin Lingqing Zhenren from Mount Yishan?"

The voice was like thunder, carrying rolling echoes.

The fox sitting in front of the table couldn't help but lift its paws to cover its ears.

"I have met the True Lord."

"Do you have a Daoist name or an immortal title?"

"Not yet."

"They say you are from Huizhou?"

"Born in Shu County, cultivated in Yi County."

"Then you count as a fellow townsman of mine!"

True Lord Kunian looked him over carefully, and also looked at the white fox at his feet.

Seeing that he was thin and tall, quite scholarly and weak, and knowing that he had

not long attained the Dao, he roughly understood that this person wouldn't be of much help even if he came.

There were many *Lingqing Zhenren* and immortals in heaven and on earth; how many could defeat a True Lord?

"You just stay here! If that Protector Saint True Lord does not manifest, you just cultivate properly; if that Protector Saint True Lord comes here, you go and fight that Lingzhi Lingzhi Sanren. His abilities are average—one 'Life-Extinguishing True Fire' and one silver bracelet—just be careful not to be confused by the smoke he spits out; other than that, it's just his survival skills!" True Lord Kunian glared, "I will handle that Protector Saint True Lord myself!"

"The True Lord has misunderstood."

Lin Jue remained gentle and calm, saying to him: "I did not come here with any other purpose, only to eliminate the Protector Saint True Lord."

"You've only cultivated for a few years! What big talk!"

True Lord Kunian was somewhat irritable and snorted coldly, as if this person's ignorance of the immensity of heaven and earth not only showed contempt for the Protector Saint True Lord but also for himself, who was also a True Lord.

"I have no intention of fighting other divine beings."

"Then you had better have survival skills! I will slaughter that Lingzhi Lingzhi Sanren and then come to save you!" True Lord Kunian's voice was like thunder, "If I have to collect your corpse, don't say I didn't protect you!"

Lin Jue simply stopped answering him.

This person's demeanor was quite different from that of True Lord Yi Li.

Just then, Lingzhi (fungus) began to grow from True Lord Kunian's seven orifices; he held his breath and exerted his strength, his eyes bulging, and divine fire erupted from his head from the inside out, which finally burned them away completely.

At the same time, he retracted his long *pi* and walked quickly outside.

Lin Jue shook his head and smiled, sitting down to wait.

The mortal world continued to lay siege to the city, and it was a difficult struggle.

In heaven, Lin Jue waited just as arduously.

Fortunately, he could also ride the clouds out for a turn, watching the battlefield below, watching the divine beings contend, and watching those immortals from the mountains who had emerged from nowhere to observe; they were untainted by strife and transcended the mundane, hence they were carefree. To them, the changes of divine beings and the mortal world seemed like nothing more than passing smoke.