Strange Stories

Chapter 526 You Give It Away! I'll Eat It Back!

The setting sun seemed to be frozen at the horizon, painting the West Sea and the islands bright red. The ground was filled with fighting generals, gods of war, and armored warriors, Long Bo, with a gigantic statue of the True Lord God of War in the middle.

The Taoist stepped on the thundercloud, dragged a smooth trajectory in the air, and danced around the True Lord.

Any magical skill has its emphasis. Since Ji Ling Zhenjun practiced the Great Ruyi Method and had infinite power, he was not as sharp and quick as other Zhenjuns. At this moment, he kept turning around, waving his hands left and right, flying in the sky and falling to the ground, trying to catch the Taoist on the thundercloud, but he was powerless.

Ji Ling Zhen Jun was furious for a moment:
"You can defeat the Holy Guardian! Is your only ability to escape and hide?"

"Of course not!"

Lin Jue stood on the thundercloud, and although he flew far away, he turned around and faced Ji Ling Zhenjun, stretched out his hand and made a gesture——

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”

Under his control, numerous flying swords turned into thin silver lines. The three long swords rotated and reflected the evening light, flying towards Master Ji Ling at the same time.

As soon as Master Ji Ling opened his mouth, thunder was heard in the sky.

Boom!

Thunder from the sky struck and made him tremble all over.

In just this moment, twelve flying swords came flying and pierced into his face which was not covered by armor, going deep inside. Three long swords also flew over, spinning around his arm and cutting a hole in it.

"Hmph! Tickling isn't even enough!"

The True Lord, whose body was covered in smoke, snorted coldly, shook off the flying sword on his body, suddenly moved forward, and stretched out his hand to grab the Taoist.

"I heard that you have a talent for making flowers bloom, why don't you show it to me?"

Amidst the thunder, the thunderclouds accelerated again, carrying Lin Jue away.

This thundercloud is really like adding wings to a tiger for Lin Jue! Most other immortals use spiritual clouds as tools for traveling, but only Lin Jue's divine thundercloud not only has many uses, but also helps him a lot in fighting!

However, he did not expect that the True Lord was dozens of feet tall, his arms were long, and his speed was fast. When he reached out to grab him, his hand actually stretched forward hundreds of feet, almost reaching from one hilltop to another.

"Rumble..."

Even if the thunderclouds suddenly accelerated, they could not escape for a moment.

Lin Jue on the thundercloud was startled.

I didn't expect he had such a hidden trick!
Looking at the huge palm so close at hand, the lines, scars, even the sweat hairs on the palm, the fabric and wear marks on the cuffs, the spiritual gold texture and auspicious cloud patterns on the wrist guard at the back were all clearly visible. The divine light shining from the palm could make many demons and monsters tremble in fear. The setting sun only shone a corner through his fingers, and Lin Jue's heart sank.

In the previous fight between the two sides, it seemed that he was at ease, but in fact it was caused by the different abilities of the two. It was like a crow playing with a cat, it seemed that the crow had all the initiative, but in fact the crow only had one chance.

Even if you are caught in the palm of their hand, I am afraid that even the method of "delegating the stick" may not be able to resolve it.

Lin Jue wanted to turn into a breeze, but he stopped.

With a bang, the small thundercloud under his feet was directly shattered and disappeared into smoke. The Taoist was like a mosquito that was hit, and with a sense of trepidation, he crashed into the West Sea where the sunset was in full bloom.

at the same time--

"what!!"

Suddenly there was a huge scream! The giant hand that spanned several hills quickly retracted!
Master Ji Ling looked down and found that his palm seemed to have turned into a sea of ​​flowers with all kinds of flowers growing on it. He felt a piercing pain and could clearly feel that his energy and strength were being rapidly consumed by them.

The fox in the distance turned his head and looked over.

The black dragon that was chasing the fox also heard the scream of its own master and turned to look over.

The two flew back at the same time, one in front and one behind.

The Taoist flew up from the West Sea, soaking wet:
"Sure enough, please stop here!"

In front of him was a gigantic statue of the True Lord Martial God. He was already standing in the West Sea. The water near the island only reached his knees. He had his back to the setting sun, and it was pitch dark and unclear, but he looked exceptionally majestic.

“You really have some skills!” Master Ji Ling clenched his fists, exerted force with his fingers, and the whole world was filled with a dull squeezing sound. He crushed the flowers in his palms, “It’s no wonder that the Protector of the Saint died in your hands!”

Then with a bang, divine fire ignited in Zhenjun's palm, which burned away the remaining spiritual charm of the flower in his palm and also blocked the wound.

Lin Jue raised his head and glanced——

Fortunately, I didn’t use the method of sending a stick.

Otherwise, if he was caught in his palm, even if the method of teleporting the stick could transfer the injury, he continued to squeeze hard, and Lin Jue was afraid that he would have to continue using the method of teleporting the stick. Not to mention that this place was on an island in the West Sea, and the only big tree and some door panels and beams were all turned into powder, which would not be enough. When he found that the person in his palm had not turned into meat paste, suddenly his palm caught fire, and the method of teleporting the stick was useless.

"Have you finally vented your frustration?"

"Vent it all off? It makes me even more depressed!!"

"Before coming here, I specifically inquired about the temperament and character of the True Lord. I know that although the True Lord, like the Protector Saint and the Soul Guardian, is one of the four saints under the command of the previous Tianweng, he is not as evil as them. That's why I plucked up the courage to come to visit with gifts. If I have offended you, please forgive me." Lin Jue said while standing on the cloud. "I came here just to ask the True Lord for a few dragon whiskers. If the True Lord is willing, I will naturally be grateful. If not, we will leave. Today's fight will be regarded as a competition with the True Lord. Anyway, it's just enough, which is just right."

"What a joy! What a reluctance to leave!" The True Lord stood in the West Sea, his voice deafening like thunder, and a black dragon flew to him and coiled around him, "Since you can defeat me, just take it in the fight. Why do you have to ask me if I am willing at this time?"

"That's not good." "Hahahaha! You are indeed an accomplished immortal! You must be more upright and righteous than us rough warriors!"

The huge True Lord was bathing in the sunset, laughing with his head raised in the West Sea, his robe and beard dancing, and many migratory birds flying around him.

Suddenly he lowered his head and looked directly at the Taoist, with disdain in his eyes:

"You are so upright and pedantic! Your fox is much smarter than you!"

Lin Jue turned and looked at the fox.

The six-tailed white fox was also standing in the air, its fur swaying in the evening breeze, but it tilted its head and stared at him with innocent eyes.

Lin Jue withdrew his gaze and looked at the True Lord again.

As he frowned, an epiphany suddenly came to him.

Rumors are not necessarily true. It is unknown whether this true gentleman is "barbaric, rude, irritable and easily angered" or not, but he must have a delicate side in his heart.

It may be that when the fox arrived, he looked directly at the black dragon's beard, and with some other information, the True Lord guessed what he came to ask for. Good and evil are naturally in conflict, and the gods who are willing to fall and those who stick to their original hearts often have something to dislike about each other. The death of the Guardian True Lord is nothing in the heart of the Ji Ling True Lord, but they are both the guardian True Lords of the previous Tian Weng.

Even if the previous Tianweng has failed, the loyalty is not false.

True Lord Ji Ling wanted to establish a good relationship with him, but he was unwilling to associate with a Taoist who had contributed to the failure of the previous Tianweng just after the previous Tianweng abdicated.

In this way, he not only obtained the dragon's whiskers, but also maintained his reputation and gave an explanation to the previous Tianweng.

But this is obviously not right.

If it gets out, it will be like Lin Jue stealing the dragon's whiskers.

Lin Jue's brows furrowed deeper and deeper as he began to think.

If Ji Ling Zhen Jun agreed to give him the dragon whiskers, it would be difficult for Ji Ling Zhen Jun to explain to the previous Tian Weng if the news got out. If he took the dragon whiskers away in this way, it would damage his reputation if the news got out. After all, he came to ask for the dragon whiskers. Between hurting others and hurting himself, Lin Jue was actually willing to choose the latter and bear the responsibility of cause and effect.

However, one thing that must be taken into consideration is the temperament of the newly appointed Purple Emperor.

The Purple Emperor is domineering!

If one day I really come into conflict with him because of Fu Yao, I might be accused of robbing the gods.

The setting sun made the sky and the sea all red. Standing with their backs to the setting sun was a huge True Lord and a black dragon floating in the air. On the other side was a Taoist priest and a six-tailed white fox. Migratory birds were flying and making a lot of noise. The Taoist priest spoke:
"I came here out of respect for the True Lord. After coming here, I was even more impressed that the True Lord could really distinguish right from wrong. It's a pity that the incense has died out.

"How could it be possible that the evil gods are in power while the good gods are extinct?

"I would like to establish a good relationship with the True Lord. If the True Lord is willing to give us a few strands of dragon whiskers, I am willing to use my fame in the world to help the True Lord keep the temple here for worship."

Then he paused:
"As for today's events, neither you nor I will say more."

Zhenjun looked at him with sharp eyes.

After a moment, the huge figure suddenly shrank.

The warriors Wushen and Doubing Longbo who were fighting in the distance quickly stopped their attacks. One of them turned into divine light and flew back to the True Lord, while the other turned back into a bean and flew back to the Taoist's sleeve on the breeze. The setting sun in the west, which had been stagnant for a long time, also seemed to start moving faster, falling rapidly towards the west, and the sky darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The divine light rippled back from afar, and wherever it passed, the temples, rockery and ponds that were originally on the island all returned.

Lights were lit in the dim temple.

The True Lord sat on the altar, still strong and muscular with a rough beard, a black dragon wrapped around his arm. The Taoist sat on the other side. In the middle was a table with many immortal fruits on it.

The True Lord was talking with the immortal, the black dragon was watching indifferently, only a fox, who was frugal by nature, was eating the immortal fruit on the table frantically.

Given Master Lin's current reputation, it would be easy to preserve a temple statue of the Master who has not committed any serious mistakes. However, if the last statue of him in the world were to be demolished, as a deity, he would no longer have any incense or foundation to rely on in this world, and his demise would almost be inevitable.

Gods are not free and easy immortals, so how many of them would be willing to perish?
What’s more, the Taoist’s words touched his heart.

In the past, the Protector of the Saints had done evil, but he was still able to live in the Heavenly Palace for a long time. It is foreseeable that more gods will fall in the future and will still stay in the Nine Heavens. He has always been firm in his heart and has never brought harm to the world, but he is going to disappear from now on. How can he be willing to accept this?

This has an advantage -

To the junior sisters and senior brothers, Lin Jue brought back the dragon whiskers. To the gods from the outside world and the previous Tianweng, he had fought with Lin Jue. And if the Purple Emperor in the future finds out about Lin Jue and asks Ji Ling Zhenjun, he will naturally know that Lin Jue did not rob him.

But in this way, Lin Jue will have to bear more causal responsibility.

"I have kept this temple statue for the True Lord because he is upright, until the current emperor abdicates. My fame in the world will gradually fade away with time. But if the True Lord wants to live longer, or wants to have more worshippers, or even have a chance to make a comeback, he needs to be more diligent and truly serve the people. When the people see and know this, they will naturally worship the True Lord sincerely. No matter how many orders the Ministry of Rites and Zixiao Palace give, they will never demolish the True Lord's statue again."

Lin Jue advised gently.

"You are so nagging! You are talking too much nonsense! Since you have taken the consequences for me, I will not drag you down. If any of you becomes corrupt and rebels, you can just come and kill me!"

That's the truth!
Lin Jue smiled slightly and said no more.

The fox was still eating the fairy fruit, as if intending to eat back all that the Taoist had given away.

(End of this chapter)