Chapter 578: Finally Met

"The giant snake in the mountain is called the Imperial Snake, and there is also a rumor that it is the Phoenix Snake. The former takes the meaning of the emperor among snakes, and the latter takes the meaning of the phoenix, because they often overlap with the phoenix's habitat and are often used as food by the phoenix. They are truly related to the Undying Tree. If they live under the Undying Tree, they only need to absorb the misty spiritual energy of the Undying Tree to be able to go without eating or drinking."

The old Heavenly Lord explained to Lin Jue under the tree.

"In that case, this kind of giant snake is truly the best guardian for the Undying Tree forest?"

"Why? Do you want one too?"

"Haha..."

Lin Jue said very embarrassedly: "Thanks to the Ji Xianren, I have indeed planted some Undying Trees, and I am indeed lacking a full-time guardian."

"How many have you planted?"

"There are more than twenty now."

"The spiritual energy emitted by your little bit is probably not enough for one Imperial Snake to eat and drink, and the rest has to be supplemented by food." The old Heavenly Lord shook his head. "How big is your mountain? How many cattle and sheep are there, and how many spiritual plants?"

"There are only more than twenty now, but there will definitely be more in the future." Lin Jue said. "There is only one mountain now, but it will be bigger in the future."

"It seems you are about to comprehend the Dao..."

"I have a famous teacher."

"Hehe, forget it, forget it." The old Heavenly Lord waved his hands repeatedly. "If you can play to two hundred moves with me today, I will allow you to take one."

"Good..."

"But I see you can't play to it today."

"Then wait until tomorrow."

Lin Jue was holding a chess piece, and suddenly frowned, as if he had a response.

After a while, his brows relaxed, and he sighed and said:

"What a pity, what a pity..."

"What's a pity?"

"It's a pity that my talent is limited and my chess skills are insufficient. Even if I study seriously, I cannot accompany the Ji Xianren to enjoy myself." Lin Jue sighed. "It's also a pity that my comprehension of the Dao is coming to an end, and I have to leave. I don't know who will accompany the Ji Xianren to play chess and relieve boredom when the Ji Xianren wakes up from a nap and is free."

"Plop..."

The Ji Xianren smiled and placed a piece: "I said why you were absent-minded today, and showed a decline after only one hundred and twenty moves. It turns out your mind was elsewhere, calculating an old man like me."

"Ji Xianren..."

Lin Jue looked at this old Heavenly Lord:

"You say, I am originally a human. The Zi Emperor purges evil and demons, and I have also purged evil and demons in my life. This matter is not in conflict between us. The Zi Emperor purges demons indiscriminately. Although I don't like it, he is the Heavenly Emperor. As long as it doesn't involve me, or affect those relatives and friends of mine, I won't easily stand up against him.

"But how can there be such a reason in the world? Even demons who have done countless good deeds are not let go, and they have to be separated, turning beautiful stories into tragedies."

"Why tell an old man like me?"

"Sigh..."

Lin Jue sighed and held a chess piece:

"It seems that I really can't play to two hundred moves today. Someone has come to find me outside, so I have to say goodbye for now."

The old Heavenly Lord also looked up into the distance.

It seemed that his gaze passed through the separation of the world, and from this Yuanqiu Ji Xianren Realm, he saw the outside at a glance.

"It seems you are indeed about to succeed in comprehending the Dao." The old Heavenly Lord said leisurely. "This old man will have to be lonely for a while again."

After Lin Jue finished listening, he couldn't help but be silent for a while.

The old Heavenly Lord seems indifferent...

He opened his mouth to speak, but stopped.

"The time here in the Ji Xianren's place passes too quickly, this junior dare not delay. I will say goodbye for today, and come to play chess with the Ji Xianren tomorrow."

Just as he took two steps, a voice came from behind:

"It's rare that you have the heart to introduce a human chess friend to this old man. Since that's the case, as long as they are willing, please ask them to come in and play a few games with this old man."

When Lin Jue heard this, his eyes lit up.

He took a step, waved his sleeve, and with a roar, a hole appeared here, separating it from the outside world.

Rumble—

I don't know if it's because of the rainy season or if there is divine help, but from the south of the Yangtze River to Huizhou, a journey of over a thousand li, it was smooth sailing all the way, with thunder and lightning!

The woman rode the thunder and wind, floating like a dandelion in the air. When she was tired, she stopped to rest, and when she was sleepy, she found a cave to sleep in. However, because she floated too slowly, coupled with resting, recovering, and bandaging her wounds, the monk had been chasing her relentlessly behind her.

Until in front of Flying Mountain.

The thunder and rain continued, the green mountains were blurred into shadows, and even the white walls and blue tiles on the riverbank were dark in the rain.

The woman grabbed her husband and came through the air.

But this was just an ordinary mountain. There was no one at the ferry in the rain, the bamboo rafts were undulating on their own, and even the people living on the riverbank did not go out. Where was there any immortal?

The time in the Yuanqiu Ji Xianren Realm passed truly quickly, not allowing any delay or hesitation. In the time it took for Lin Jue and the old man to say the last two sentences, the big monk had already caught up.

"Demon! Even if you run to the ends of the earth, this poor monk can catch you! Don't you hurry to surrender!"

A monk stepped on the river and came through the rain.

The husband blocked in front of the woman, and the woman pulled him behind her again. In the blink of an eye, they fought a few rounds.

The woman was already pregnant and injured, and had been traveling in exhaustion to get here. How could she be his match?

"Jin Gang Subduing Demon..."

The big monk raised one hand high and hadn't finished chanting when he suddenly sensed something wrong.

In the thunder and clouds filling the sky, a huge seven-tailed white fox was running through the air. It glanced down inadvertently, its eyes like electricity, staring straight at them.

In another blink of an eye, there was already one more person in front of them.

That was a person wearing plain Daoist robes, looking very young. The Daoist robe was old and white, and he was holding a paper umbrella.

The Daoist was standing in front of the man, bending over and raising his hand, holding an umbrella for him.

Mr. Gu fell here, looking very surprised, looking at this familiar figure.

The woman beside him also opened her eyes wide and looked over.

"You..."

Mr. Gu stared straight at him.

"I have replayed and played chess with Mr. Gu seventeen times in your dreams. Thanks to your advice, we have finally met here."

The Daoist said while holding the umbrella.

Mr. Gu was still surprised, and the woman was uneasy.

It seems that this is indeed an immortal, not a dream entrusted by an ordinary god or monster.

"Ji Xianren, please save me and my husband!"

"Ji Xianren, help me!"

"Who is the visitor? Why block this poor monk from purging demons?" The monk behind him had sword-like brows and star-like eyes, and shouted loudly. At the same time, he pressed his palm down hard. "Jin Gang Subduing Demon Seal!"

Golden light rose in the wind and rain, forming a huge golden palm,

crashing down from high in the sky.

But it dissipated into nothingness in the wind and rain.

"Ah?"

The monk was shocked.

Looking closely, he saw the Daoist pulling the man up, turning around to look at him: "The Dharma Master is a person of Fomen, why are you so irritable and murderous?"

"This poor monk is the abbot of Wowo Temple. My Dharma name is Baolin. My teacher was passed down from Dharma Master Zhenru, and my grandmaster was Dharma Master Master Yun Chan. This Jin Gang Subduing Demon Seal of mine does not hurt people, only demons and ghosts. If the Daoist is a human, this move naturally cannot hurt the Daoist at all. If you are not a human, why are you irritable and murderous?"

"Dharma Master Master Yun Chan..."

"Exactly!"

Monk Baolin was not surprised, because his grandmaster had once been the Junior Mansion Master of the Gathering Immortals Mansion, in charge of affairs in the south of the Yangtze River. It was normal for practitioners, strange people, and even demons and ghosts in this area to have heard his grandmaster's name.

"Do you mean to say that killing demons and ghosts is not called killing?"

"Purging demons is maintaining the right path and conforms to the heavenly law, so naturally it cannot be called irritable and murderous!"

The monk was full of righteousness and did not waver at all.

Lin Jue couldn't help but sigh when he saw him like this.

How long is more than a hundred years?

If you say it's long, it's just a blink of an eye in history, just the old Heavenly Lord sleeping for more than a hundred days in the Yuanqiu Ji Xianren Realm. For Lin Jue, it also seems like not much time has passed.

But for the human world?

The Zi Emperor has been in charge of the Nine Heavens for more than a hundred years. In the hearts of many people, he is already the Heavenly Emperor "since ancient times." The Zi Emperor's philosophy has also taken root and sprouted in the human world. Many people have grown up listening to it and have regarded it as a right path concept that has also been "since ancient times."

In the previous dynasty, people could live with demons and ghosts. Temples and pavilions housed good ghosts who had lost their way after returning from battle, and monks did not drive them away. The abandoned houses of neighbors in the capital were inhabited by foxes, and the people lived with them. Many scholars and elegant people made friends with fox spirits and demons, and thought it was elegant. Even the Zhu-clothed people were originally spirits, pursued by people. In this dynasty, these things could never happen.

Even Dharma Master Master Yun Chan's grand-disciple is like this.

However, today's matter is even more special—

In the illusion of the former Heavenly Lord, although the Zi Emperor's second purge of demons began without distinguishing between good and evil, it was generally dominated by small demons. Large demons like this woman were not within the scope of the purge. Coupled with the secret struggle between Emperor Emperor Yu Jian and the Zi Emperor, the intensity of the purge in the south was even lower. By reason, they should have been fine.

At this time, other places are just like this. Although the Zi Emperor's purge of demons this time is very wide, the intensity is not great, so most of them are small demons and ghosts.

Reality has had a big difference.

Lord Luo appointed Dharma Master Master Yun Chan as the Junior Mansion Master of the Gathering Immortals Mansion, originally out of trust in Dharma Master Master Yun Chan and responsibility to the local people. Unexpectedly, in the later imitation of the Emperor, it caused the prosperity of Fomen.

The struggle between the Zi Emperor and Emperor Emperor Yu Jian also became more intense.

Leading to the polarization of the purge of demons in the south in reality.

Emperor Emperor Yu Jian almost did not respond to the Zi Emperor's decree, while Fomen was very active, with great intensity, and even attacked great demons.

"Does the Daoist want to be with the demons and fight against the heavenly law?" The monk asked in the rain.

"My wife has never harmed anyone, how can she be a demon?" Mr. Gu immediately retorted loudly.

"She is just a demon, not a devil. Although I have not had much contact with this couple, I only see her husband one night a year, but I have known them for many years and know that they are generous and kind, and have saved countless people during the Long River's course change," Lin Jue said while holding an umbrella. "Before you, a monk, hold righteousness to purge her, why don't you look at yourself? How many people have you saved in your life? How many good deeds have you done?"

"Stop talking nonsense! If you want to help them, you have to ask if this poor monk's Fomen agrees! Golden Dragon!"

The monk chanted a mantra and pushed with both hands.

Golden light rose again in the rain!

A golden dragon as thick as a water vat flew out from his hands with a loud dragon roar, baring fangs and claws, and rushed straight towards Lin Jue.

But the menacing golden dragon flew out, but for every inch it flew, it shrank by a point. By the time it flew in front of the Daoist, it was only as thick as a chopstick, almost just a weak golden smoke.

Silently, the smoke also disappeared without a trace.

"Good little monk, you dare to do something to me." Lin Jue just looked at him and fanned him with his hand.

Bang!

Silently, without any movement, even the rain curtain in the air was not blown crooked, and there were no ripples in the water on the ground. This monk, who had been arrogant before, was blown away, flying backward for several zhang and falling into the mud.

"Cough, cough... Ji Xianren... Seven-tailed fox... Could you be... Lin Zhenren?"

"I am indeed surnamed Lin, and I am an old friend of your grandmaster, Dharma Master Master Yun Chan."

"Lin Zhenren..."

Even though the monk's heart was so firm, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide and be stunned when he heard this name.

Even though the monk was so firm in his heart, he could not help but widen his eyes and freeze for a moment upon hearing this name.