Chapter 520: Master's Image

"Master, Master! I've learned blooming in an instant!"

"Master! I've learned the method of controlling objects!"

Two figures rode the thunderclouds up and ran into the pavilion. They had already shared this good news with each other and now came specially to inform Master.

But they saw the pavilion was empty, with only a fox lying down playing with a ball, tilting its head and staring at them.

"Wu?"

"Is Master not here?"

"Went out!"

"Ah..."

The two were immediately a bit disappointed.

However, looking at Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao here, the need to vent their desire to share was still clearly visible on their faces:

"Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao! I've learned blooming in an instant! Look!"

Xu Yi took out a rotten withered branch he had been hiding behind his back. He blew a breath at the withered branch, and after a while, two or three buds grew on the branch, which seemed to have the meaning of slowly growing out, but it grew very slowly.

"Hmm?"

Xu Yi blew a few more breaths.

The buds grew faster and there were two more.

Still too slow!

So he took the withered branch and shook it constantly.

The branch was danced into a fan shape in front of him. At first, it was the color of withered wood, but soon there was a little green. After shaking it a few more times, there was clearly a bit of pink.

When he stopped, flowers had bloomed on the withered branch.

Fuyao was originally having fun playing by itself and was interrupted. It didn't intend to pay much attention to them, but the youth's excitement and expectation were all shown on his face, and it could see it clearly, so it also sat down properly and looked at the youth seriously.

"Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao, look!"

"Fox is looking!"

The fox sat properly, with a solemn face, but it didn't know what it should say.

Although it didn't know blooming in an instant, for it, learning this kind of spell wasn't too difficult; it just depended on whether there was an opportunity. It really didn't know what the person in front of it was happy about.

Tilting its head and thinking for a while, it said:

"This is fun! And can be sold for money!"

"Sell for money?"

"Yes! Daoists have taken it to sell to others for money!"

"Can it be like this..."

Xu Yi widened his eyes, feeling very surprised.

He was both surprised that spells could be used to change flowers to sell for money, and surprised that Master was an immortal, yet he would do such a thing?

And at this moment, a voice came from the side immediately:

"Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao, look at mine!"

Pu Mei also spread her hands. There were green bamboo leaves floating in her hands, and a piece of withered bamboo branch. She didn't recite incantations, and the bamboo leaves and bamboo branch flew out automatically, slowly rotating around her body.

At this time, she was no longer dark, and with her Daoist robe and slender figure, plus the bamboo leaves circling her body, she also had quite a bit of immortal air.

"Look! I didn't recite incantations!"

Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao raised her head high, her gaze moving with the floating bamboo leaves, suppressing the urge to stretch out her claws and grab them down, and tilted her head to think, deciding to fulfill her duty as a Senior Xiao Shimei:

"This is also powerful! It's very powerful for fighting yaoguai! Much more powerful than the one that recites incantations! And it can not recite incantations, or it can recite incantations to deceive others!" The fox said,

"Can it be like this... to recite incantations to deceive others?"

"That is to recite incantations! Wait until others think it must recite incantations, use spells to make you unable to recite the spell-controlling technique, and then you wait for him to relax his vigilance, and suddenly stab him with a sword!" The fox said,

"Daoists have dealt with yaoguai and other monks and Daoists like this before!"

"Can it be like this..."

Pu Mei also widened her eyes, feeling surprised.

She was both surprised at this application and cleverness, and surprised that Master was an immortal, full of righteousness, yet he would do such a thing?

"Then when will Master be back?"

"He'll be back when he's done playing!" The fox, not knowing at all that it had destroyed the image of the immortal Master in the disciples' hearts, licked its claws and took time to say to them, "What are you looking for him for?"

"Of course, to tell Master this good news!"

"No need to say, he definitely knows!"

"Ah?"

"When you were learning spells, he and the Xiao Xiao Shimei were often watching from the sky and discussing you!" The fox said, "So he definitely knows!"

"Really?"

"So Master cares about us so much!"

The two were surprised again. It turned out that every move they made was under the concern of Master and Junior Uncle?

"They think it's fun!"

"Eh?"

The two looked at each other.

They didn't know how much of what Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao said was true or false. Anyway, the image of Master in their hearts had already changed somewhat.

Just at this moment, thunder came from outside.

Master finally returned, with wind blowing from his sleeves as he walked.

"What are you talking about?"

"No, nothing!"

Although the two were surprised in their hearts, they said:

"We came to find Master to tell Master that I have learned blooming in an instant, and Xiao Xiao Shimei has also learned the technique of controlling objects. As a result, Master was not here, so we chatted with Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao for a few words."

"Yes!" The fox also said.

"It seems you are quite diligent." Lin Jue nodded to them, "Just right, since you have learned the spells, then in the future, when you go down the mountain to subdue demons and exorcise ghosts, except for encountering exceptionally powerful yaoguai, you don't need to ask for help from the heroes here."

"Ah?"

The two were shocked.

Only the fox sat calmly, licking its claws.

"Blooming in an instant, the method of controlling objects, are all very profound spell supernatural powers. There are not many Daoist practitioners at the foot of the mountain who can have such a starting point, and even if their Daoist practice is higher, their ability is not necessarily better than yours." Lin Jue said to them, "It just so happens that I am going to leave for a period of time and will take all the heroes away. You be careful, and also practice yourself well."

"Yes..."

"Where is Master going?"

"To visit a True Person."

Lin Jue had long been waiting for them to learn spells.

"Yes..."

"After I leave, you still follow Senior Xiao Shimei Ziyun to go down the mountain to exorcise yaoguai.

"Listen well, disciples."

"Even if the money you earn can be used to refine pills, it is still money. Do not save it all up just because it can be used for alchemy. Since you have gone down the mountain to eliminate yaoguai, you have worked hard and taken risks. If, after subduing demons and eliminating devils, you pass by a market or go through a city and see something you want to buy or eat, you may well go and treat yourselves. Experience and appreciate the prosperity of the human world; do not miss such opportunities just because you are stingy with a little money, wasting your youth in vain!"

"..."

The two listened, both stunned, and then hurriedly lowered their heads.

"If you have more free time, you can go find Lord Wan and the others to learn the Divine Travel Art and the Wall-Walking Art. Once you have learned them, you can find a place on the cliffside and have your Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao carve out a cave for you, then use the money earned from subduing demons and eliminating devils to purchase timber and bricks to build a pavilion or hall of your own."

"Yes..."

At this moment, there were several large and small pavilions and halls on the precipice, but only the two of them still lived in the small hut at the foot of the mountain.

"After I leave, your Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao will also depart. You must be careful when going down the mountain to eliminate demons."

"The disciples understand."

"Understood..."

The two then took their leave and departed.

Once they reached the bottom of the cliff, they began to whisper, discussing in low voices whether their Master was truly watching them practice from the sky often, and whether what Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao said was really true.

Yet even so, this only made the image of their immortal Master gradually clearer in their hearts, without affecting his immortal aura or righteousness; especially the words of advice their Master gave them later—this image accumulated over time, hidden in the details, is the hardest to overturn.

"I have a doubt."

"What doubt?"

"Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao said Master and the Martial Uncle often watch us from the sky. Today Master is leaving, taking Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao with him, and he repeatedly warned us to be careful when eliminating yaoguai..." Xu Yi speculated to himself, "Do you think there is a possibility that when we usually go down the mountain to subdue demons and eliminate devils, Master or Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao is also quietly following us?"

"Ah?"

"What do you think?"

"You really are smarter than me!"

The two whispered and discussed for a long time before sitting down again, one holding a wooden branch to exhale and make flowers bloom, the other controlling a heavier stone at the foot of the mountain to fly up, both looking up at the pavilion above, searching for a suitable location below the largest pavilion, discussing where they would build their own pavilion and what it would look like.

While they were discussing, Master and Senior Xiao Shimei Fuyao had already reached the summit.

For some time, Lin Jue had intended to catalyze them, and the few immortal trees planted on the summit had borne fruit, just in time for maturity.

Now he picked all these immortal fruits, packed them in an exquisite wooden box, and then beckoned with his hand; a thundercloud gathered from beside his feet, carrying them as they flew toward the west.

Xihai County is in the northwest; the so-called Xihai is actually a huge lake in the west.

Lin Jue rode the cloud here and circled the Xihai once, soon spotting a temple on a small island with many migratory birds.

Looking down from the cloud, there was a lush ancient tree on the island, with many birds resting on it; the temple was right under the tree, and many fishing boats were moored beside the island.

If one looked into the distance, it was a huge deep blue lake, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, with tiny waves washing against the shore made of gravel.

The man and the fox, however, heard arguing below.

"The other places have all been demolished!"

"The Ministry of Rites of the imperial court issued the order, and the Zixiao Palace in the capital also sent a document to have it demolished!"

"It cannot be demolished! It cannot be demolished! If it is demolished, the Dragon King and the Husheng Husheng Zhenjun will surely be enraged!"

"If the temple is demolished, where will the calm seas come from?"

"..."

The two groups of people below were arguing endlessly; the fox tilted its head and listened carefully, and after listening, it truthfully informed Lin Jue.

"The decline of incense-worshipped deities is truly desolate." Lin Jue shook his head, "However, it actually helps us."

Lin Jue had come to visit Husheng Husheng Zhenjun Jiling this time, bringing all the immortal fruits grown on the summit to show his sincerity, which made the fox feel heartbroken; he naturally hoped to successfully obtain a few strands of dragon whiskers from this Husheng Husheng Zhenjun. If Husheng Husheng Zhenjun Jiling was unwilling, he would have no choice but to leave and think of another way. As for the bean-soldier heroes and the thundercloud he brought, it was just because he thought he had a share of the credit for the previous Heavenly Lord's defeat so quickly, just in case; he had no intention of acting like a demonic cultivator coming to snatch treasures.

Now that Husheng Husheng Zhenjun Jiling was so down-and-out, it was clearly advantageous for him.