Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 831: Lihuozhu worships Taiyi
"Master Li, our Chentang Pass guards the shores of the East China Sea, and has fought against overseas demons for generations. The evil spirit in the city is heavy, causing the people in our city to become more irritable. It is suitable for practicing martial arts, but it is difficult to develop spiritual wisdom, and there are few cultivators."

"Now that your child has just been born, he has attracted evil spirits to the sky. This kind of change may cause riots among the surrounding evil spirits, making it difficult for the people to live in peace in the future. In serious cases, it may affect the survival of the people in the city, and even the newborns in the future will be affected, and their breath will become more turbid and filled with evil spirits."

The old man, who had lost one leg and was standing tremblingly on a prosthetic limb, bowed again and again to Li Jing, the highest-ranking general guarding Chentang Pass.

"Master Li, I know that I have some selfish motives in saying this, but I really don't want my grandson to follow my old path, to be in pain after he turns sixty, or even not live to be sixty. I only hope that he can have a quiet place to study and walk out of Chentang Pass. I beg you, okay?"

As he spoke, the old man trembled and was about to kneel down. Li Jing hurried forward to help him up, but behind the old man were dozens of elderly people who were also covered in wounds and hundreds of middle-aged men with missing arms and legs, who were already kneeling on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Yin Shiniang, who had just given birth, collapsed to the ground instantly. She looked at her husband and saw that this tall and strong man was standing there in a daze.

Many soldiers standing next to Li Jing avoided Yin Shiniang's gaze and lowered their heads, only their hands holding their weapons creaked.

Many of these elderly people are their elders, and the middle-aged men are even their fathers. They also know that their elders gathered here to force Li Jing's children to death, and they also know that they are looking for a way out for their children.

There are smart people in Chentang Pass. They can see that if they do not seek change, Chentang Pass will continue to emphasize military power over culture. The evil spirits from generations of wars with the outside world will directly modify their bloodline, and then affect the rationality of their descendants, making them gradually become the so-called barbarians in the Central Plains.

However, in the past, the evil spirit was very strong, and not many people could see it clearly and understand it. These people were also relatively weak in martial arts, so they had never been taken seriously. It was the Li family’s forced promotion that suppressed the spread and influence of the evil spirit.

But as many people's spiritual perception has become sharper over the years, under the influence of Chu Tai's [Taiyi] Dao Fruit, they can vaguely see some of the future.

Especially the elderly, or the veterans who survived battles by relying on their spiritual sense, had an inexplicable sense and felt the danger of Chentang Pass.

After these people discussed with those smart people, they knew the future problems of Chentang Pass.

They deliberately modified the layout of the canals and houses in Chentang Pass, carefully dividing the inside and outside of Chentang Pass, and transferring the evil energy from the outside to the outer city, so that the newborns could live in the inner city centered on Li's Mansion, and try to keep the place as quiet as possible, unaffected by the evil energy from the outside, giving the children more choices.

At the very least, their children will have the opportunity to become military generals in the future instead of just soldiers.

But now Li Jing's child is full of evil spirit, and the quiet place they have opened up with great difficulty has become the most evil place in the city. They don't know what to do.

Tell Li Jing to send the child away directly?

Given the evil spirit in him, once he leaves the city, he will be targeted by countless demons and will die sooner or later.

This is no different from asking Li Jing to kill his own child.

Just ignore it and let it stay in the city?

Then it would be difficult to open up a second quiet place in the entire Chentangguan, and their children would have to follow the path of the older generation in the future.

Even because the Li family, which was the only place that suppressed the spread of evil spirits in the city, has disappeared, the impact on the next generation will be even more serious.

So, these people could only kneel on the ground and beg Li Jing to make a choice.

Yin Shiniang saw the trick behind this, so she felt desperate.

Li Jing took a deep breath and looked back at Taiyi Zhenren who had cast a spell to suppress the evil spirit in his son Nezha.

He opened his mouth, paused for a moment, then cautiously tested: "Master, can you suppress the evil spirit in Zhaer's body? I don't ask him to have any magical powers, nor do I expect him to become a talent. Just let him live a normal life like an ordinary child?" Looking at Li Jing's pleading eyes, even Master Taiyi was speechless.

Seeing Taiyi lower his head, the light in Li Jing's eyes dimmed instantly. Yin Shiniang rushed forward, hugged her child, and cried silently.

Li Jing stepped forward and hugged his wife, then turned to look at Master Taiyi and asked, "Master, if we suppress Zha'er in the mansion, can you guarantee that the evil spirit in him will not affect the people?"

Yin Shiniang suddenly raised her head and looked at Taiyi Zhenren as if praying.

With a long sigh, Taiyi Zhenren said, "Master Li, I can use the Qiankun Circle to suppress the evil spirit and evil spirit in Nezha's body, and I can also set up formations around the Li Mansion to build a barrier to form a protection. But my master cast the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Curse on the Lihuo Orb. If he can't control himself, the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Curse will spread from the inside out and burn him to death."

Upon hearing this, Yin Shiniang collapsed and burst into tears while hugging the confused child.

When Taiyi saw this scene, he suddenly had an inexplicable feeling in his heart. He seemed to see a Taoist priest, an ancient bell, and many futures.

Taiyi bowed to Li Jing and said, "This is my fault. If you don't mind, Master Li, I am willing to accept him as my disciple. I will take my share of the blame for his future crimes. I will teach him what I have learned in this life, guide him to the right path, teach him to calm his mind and cultivate his nature, and control the Divine Fire Curse."

Yin Shiniang and Li Jing were not unreasonable people. They naturally knew that although their children suffered an unprovoked disaster, it was also caused by someone who plotted against Taiyi.

Now that Taiyi is willing to accept Nezha as his disciple, it can be regarded as a layer of protection for their child.

Li Jing calmed down and said, "This is not the fault of the master. It is his blessing that you are willing to accept Zhaer. My husband and I thank you."

After saying this, Li Jing returned the salute, then straightened his clothes, stood up and walked out, intending to give an explanation to the people of Chentang Pass.

Seeing this, Taiyi took the lead and bowed 90 degrees to the many veterans outside.

"Everyone, I am a disciple of Kunlun Mountain, Taiyi Zhenren of Jinguang Cave in Qianyuan Mountain, and I am a disciple of Yuanshi Xianzun. I am willing to guarantee in my name that Nezha's evil spirit will not affect the people in the city. Please don't blame this innocent child."

"No matter how many mistakes you make, they are all my fault. If there are any problems in the future, it will also be my fault. I promise in the name of Kunlun that I will not let Nezha destroy the feng shui of the city. But this child has a strong demon nature and a strong evil spirit. If there are any bumps and bumps, please forgive me!"

After saying this, he bowed again, and everyone moved away without saying anything more.

Chu Tai sensed the moment Taiyi's nature changed. He looked down and saw a glow gradually appearing between the Taoist's eyebrows. He then looked at the changes in Chentang Pass and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The cosmic light in his eyes turned, and he saw that in the future Taiyi would open canals around Li's mansion, plant Kunlun Fairy Lotus, and bless the surrounding people.

When teaching Nezha the basics, he deliberately chose the side of a canal and loudly explained many basic key points across the canal, causing many people to send their children to the other side of the canal to listen.

After a while, Nezha began to have some interactions with the people around him. Occasionally, when he lost control and became furious, he was restrained by the veteran soldiers and not suppressed violently.

Even some veterans, looking at the usually peaceful Nezha and seeing the pain he suffered when he lost control, felt that the child was quite pitiful.

After listening to Taiyi's sermon, some women silently prayed for the Li family and chanted scriptures at home.

This move somehow caused auspicious clouds to condense above Li Jing's residence, further suppressing Nezha's evil spirit. It was also a feedback to his own descendants, allowing Taiyi's spiritual light to continue to spread outward, cleansing the evil spirit in the inner city of Chentang Pass, making the child look more lively, and the wisdom in his eyes became more profound.

(End of this chapter)