Chapter 501

The Daoist sat cross-legged on the pavilion, with dozens of beans floating in front of him, all of different sizes, the largest one being about the size of a pigeon egg. They carried spiritual light, rising and falling, and rotating around the Daoist.

"Hoo..."

Lin Jue opened his eyes, and the many beans sank and floated slightly, all flying in front of him, and then flew down one after another.

Some flew into his left sleeve, some into his right sleeve, some into his bosom, and only the bean the size of a pigeon egg fell into his hand.

This was the Long Bo bean soldier.

Now the last bean soldier, the Long Bo bean soldier, had also been replaced with Changsheng wood.

The spiritual energy of the fragments of Wang Mu's remains was infinite, carrying a bit of immortal energy, and had many mysteries. Except for not being able to fly to the heavens, defeating two or three Celestial Generals should not be a problem. If it were refined for a long time in the future, it might reach the level of Wang Mu's avatar.

It would be hard to find a match below the True Lord and Immortal.

Relying on these bean soldiers and this armored giant god, no matter how capable Lin Jue's future disciples were, when it came to subduing yaoguai and eliminating demons, just by summoning the bean soldiers, not to say everything would go smoothly, but it could sweep away most of the yaoguai and demons in the human world.

Lin Jue put away the beans and got up to walk to the window.

With a creak! He opened the window!

The early summer mountain breeze was not hot, just the right coolness, pouring in from the window and stirring the Daoist's long hair.

This direction was actually the direction of the capital, but because of the distance and the obstruction of the green mountains, it was impossible to see the city from afar, only the green mountains with continuous miasma shadows were in full view.

And if one glanced to the side—

A few feet outside the window, on the edge of the cliff, a small tree was taking root between the stone crevices, like the ancient pine of the mountain, growing diagonally upward and reaching out its branches. The leaves were shaking in the wind, catching the midday sun, and breathing out the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers and the essence of heaven and earth, becoming misty and swirling around it.

At a glance, it was an immortal tree.

Lin Jue took a porcelain bottle and poured pure spiritual liquid along its roots.

He went to the other side and took care of it in the same way.

After taking care of them, he couldn't help but stare at them for a while longer, and it was only after a long time that he moved his gaze away and looked down the mountain.

The young girl was leading the paper donkey, carrying tiles back.

Xu Yi's figure was not seen.

But as long as one listened quietly, one could hear the sound of digging on the mountain above.

Lei Yun flew out from the Daoist's sleeve, picked up the girl and the paper donkey, and then the tiles flew out by themselves, all good tiles without broken bubbles, automatically falling onto the roof of the pavilion.

There was only a small gap left on the roof.

It seemed it would take at most two or three more times.

However, the one Xu Yi planted on the top of the mountain today was already the last peach tree.

"Reporting to the True Lord, today at the old village at the foot of the mountain, there was a yaoguai that looked like a cow, had pig ears, and cried like a wild goose, eating people. I asked Haohan to shoot it dead and then burned it."

"Hmm..."

Lin Jue nodded and looked at the clothes on the girl.

At this time, what she was wearing was still the clothes she wore when she came, but because the weather had turned warm and she often went in and out of the mountains, she wore thinner clothes.

Now there was no road in and out of the deep mountains, and even if she was careful when walking through forests and grass, it was inevitable that her clothes would be caught by branches and thorns, so there were some damaged places.

Xu Yi was obviously the same.

"Go down and take a bath. Today is a good day. After Xu Yi finishes planting the trees, I will take you to the capital to have a few sets of Daoist robes made."

"Oh!"

The young girl went down the mountain.

The fox didn't know where it was, but as soon as it heard the words "go to the capital," it popped out. It didn't look like it wanted to go very much, but it just stretched lazily in front of Lin Jue to show its presence.

The rumbling sound of thunder.

The dark clouds with lightning landed in an unmanned place on the official road outside the city and suddenly dissipated, and the three people and one fox thus stood on solid ground.

A man wearing a Daoist robe, white and clean, with a bit of immortal energy in his demeanor.

Two young people in worn-out clothes, with an age difference of five or six years, both looked around at a loss, which immediately lowered the immortal image of the Daoist. Fortunately, there was a white fox on the side, small as a cat, looking quite miraculous, which pulled the Daoist's extraordinary image back.

"Has Xu Yi ever been to the capital?"

"No, never been."

This was not surprising. There were far more than one person who lived in the counties around the capital but had never entered the capital.

However, Xu Yi had heard of the capital.

"I heard that the capital is the number one city in the world, the largest and most prosperous city. There are high officials and nobles everywhere, and you can see the Emperor, Imperial Consort, and Princes..."

Xu Yi tilted his head and said to Pu Mei beside him.

Pu Mei was even more surprised and at a loss than him.

The boy hadn't been to the capital, but at least he lived in Qinzhou. She lived in a remote deep mountain. Before, she only knew there was an Emperor, and recently there was a war, so she didn't even know which dynasty this was or what the Emperor's name was. She only heard that this was where the Emperor lived and it was the largest city in the world, so she felt it was very amazing.

"Imperial Consort..."

Lin Jue shook his head and smiled.

That Imperial Consort should have already been beheaded by Lord Luo.

"No need to be surprised. It's just a larger city," Lin Jue said to them. "It doesn't matter if you haven't been here before. I brought you here today to let you know that just today, the Luo Seng who led troops from the north to attack has ascended the throne as Emperor in the Imperial Palace. Although the south has not been pacified yet, later generations will probably regard today as the beginning of the new dynasty."

The two listened, neither understanding, but both inexplicably feeling it was very extraordinary, their brains buzzing.

Even the white fox at their feet didn't think the replacement of the new and old dynasties had any meaning, but it noticed the two words "Luo Seng."

It knew this person!

"On the first day of the new dynasty, I brought you here to make new clothes and, by the way, see my old friend."

Lin Jue said, stepping forward.

Finally, a figure was seen in the mountains.

It was an old man walking with a cane.

Seeing this Daoist, this white fox, and the two young people, even if his old eyes were dim and he couldn't see clearly, he couldn't help but look over here twice.

The fox followed at the Daoist's feet, taking happy little steps, turning its head to look at him.

"Cough, cough..."

The old man lowered his head and coughed.

The two sides passed each other.

"Puff..."

"Cough, cough..."

The sound of coughing came from beside them.

When turning the corner, the fox had turned into that old man, with the same appearance and clothes, the same hunched demeanor, holding a cane, walking beside the Daoist.

And it was just after turning that corner that the huge capital appeared in the eyes of the three. Even before reaching the capital, its extraordinary nature was already revealed—there were countless buildings and shops along the road. Although the bloodstains at the door were not yet dry and many merchants had their doors closed, one could see its prosperity in the golden age. Someone had opened a tea stall by the road, and merchants and officials were sitting there resting.

The young boy and girl cast their eyes on it, and then couldn't help but look at the capital ahead, a bit overwhelmed.

Lin Jue was also helpless: "Why did you turn into an old man?"

"Cough, cough..."

The old man turned his head to look at him, but didn't answer, just coughed, and quickly took his gaze back, using his dim eyes to look at the road ahead, walking with a cane.

"Ugh~~ cough, cough!"

The coughing sounded more and more like it.

"Naughty!"

Lin Jue couldn't help but hit it.

An official who followed Lord Luo from the north, hating evil like an enemy, saw this and immediately stared at the Daoist.

The old man glanced at the official, then at Lin Jue. Lin Jue simply ignored it.

Walked all the way to the South Gate of the capital.

The scars on the high city wall had not yet faded, and the dark bloodstains under the city wall seemed to be unwashable. When coming here again, the country had already changed hands.

Lin Jue looked up—

There were many soldiers on the city wall, all wearing heavy armor. Whether they were standing straight with spears or holding swords with ease, they were all like fierce tigers and wolves, and they had a heavy blood and evil aura, which was completely different from the loose city gate guards of the previous dynasty. Even if yaoguai and ghosts wanted to pass under the city gate, they would be terrified to see this scene.

The inspection at the entrance was also extra strict.

There were far fewer people in the city.

On one hand, it was because of the war, and no one knew how many died or ran away. On the other hand, it was because the new Emperor ascended the throne today. Even if they couldn't watch the core ceremony, there would be an edict issued, and the people probably all gathered at

the palace gate waiting to hear policies such as amnesty for the world and reduction of taxes, so as to judge the inclination of this new Emperor of the new dynasty.

Lin Jue walked in the cold and desolate streets of the capital, his mind couldn't help but connect it with the past, especially the New Year's Eve before looking for alchemy materials, when several senior brothers were also there. The dreamlike capital that night was clearly completely different from the current style.

Relying on his memory, he quickly found the tailor who had made Daoist robes before.

This tailor was still at home.

"Zhou Sanniang, why didn't you go join the fun today?" Lin Jue walked over with the young boy and girl.

"My legs are broken, where can I go?"

Zhou Sanniang squinted her eyes and looked, vaguely recognizing this old customer, but seeing the young boy and girl he brought, and an old man who was about to die, she didn't dare to recognize him.

But looking twice more, who else could it be but that person?

"Lin, True Lord Lin!"

"Long time no see." Lin Jue looked down and saw her sitting on a round chair, one leg stretched straight, as if a wooden board was tied to it, "How did it break?"

"Isn't it because of the war! Before the capital was broken, the military gentlemen were running horses on the street and hit me. Sigh, I can only blame my own bad luck." Zhou Sanniang said, her heart uneasy, not knowing why she would see True Lord Lin, and even in a daze, she thought her lifespan had reached its end, which was why she saw an immortal. "True Lord, this is..."

"These are two disciples I have newly scouted, preparing to take them as apprentices. Zhou Sanniang has the best craftsmanship, I wonder if you have time to customize a few sets of summer and spring/autumn Daoist robes for them?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Of course! Must make them fit!" Zhou Sanniang said repeatedly. "What about the True Lord?"

"I don't need it, enough to wear, enough to wear."

"Then this..."

"This is a rebellious fox, playful and without a fixed number, don't worry about it."

"Ah..."

Zhou Sanniang's heart was uneasy. If she could stand up, she was afraid she would walk around the room. But she couldn't stand up, so she had to invite the two young people over to measure them.

While measuring, she asked timidly:

"True Lord, today, today the new Emperor ascended the throne, it is said, it is said he knows the True Lord, why doesn't the True Lord go to see?"

"No rush, go see in a while."

At this time, they were busy and lively, so don't disturb them.