In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 127 The Evil Aura of Qingchan Temple

Having survived the ordeal, everyone felt much more at ease upon hearing the name of the Golden Saintess.

Someone said, both relieved and terrified, "If it weren't for the Golden Saintess saving us this time, Kaoshan Village would have been massacred by the mountain monsters. In the past, the mountain monsters would come down the mountain after Shenshi (3-5 PM), but today there are still some hours before Shenshi. Why are they in such a hurry to come down the mountain? They even disguised themselves as hunters to deceive us!"

The sudden appearance of the mountain monster disrupted the tranquility of the village, and the villagers are still in shock.

"Uncle Liu, have you met the Golden Saintess? Did she really say she would help us?" Shuanzi's mother was even more worried about their future safety.

Everyone stared intently at Old Man Liu, wanting to confirm whether the Golden Saintess had really said something similar.

Old Liu nodded solemnly and said, "Is that a lie? Although I am old, my ears still work. She really pities us for being bothered by the mountain monster, so she said she would help us get rid of it."

He pointed in the direction where the mountain monster disappeared and said to the villagers, "Look, if it weren't for the goddess's intervention, how many of you would be alive?"

He emphasized, "You all saw it; the mountain monster was pulverized into dust by the goddess's divine power, leaving no trace of its remains!"

Shuanzi's mother said worriedly, "There are so many mountain monsters in these mountains. Can Your Majesty really get rid of all of them? Otherwise, we will be eaten by the mountain monsters again in the future."

The man who had gone with Old Liu to seek immortality nodded and said, "She is a savior of all suffering and has boundless magical powers. Moreover, as a deity, she is certainly more comprehensive in her considerations than we mortals. She can definitely help us solve these problems!"

Old Liu, with his frail bones, nearly broke from climbing the mountain in search of the immortals. He looked at the sky and said to the villagers, "It's almost Shenshi (3-5 PM). We're not sure if any more mountain monsters will come down. Let's hurry home and hide."

Everyone obediently went home.

Before returning home, they worked together to throw the body on the ground into a deep pit at the entrance of the village.

Everyone looked at the corpse in the pit with sorrow, then went home and locked their doors tightly, fearing that another mountain monster might come down from the mountain.

Gu Yuexi saved the people of Kaoshan Village.

She found it strange; mountain monsters generally did not interact with mortals, so why did they come down from the mountain to eat people?

Before this, nothing like this had probably happened in Kaoshan Village.

"Zero One, why does the mountain monster come down from the mountain to eat people?"

[Host, mountain monsters are not inherently bloodthirsty. At most, they might trick mortals and cause their accidental deaths, but mountain monsters do not like to eat people unless something changes their appearance.]

The system's response was ambiguous.

Gu Yuexi thought for a moment: "In the cultivation world, when a rare treasure appears, demonic beasts are affected by abnormal spiritual energy, thus becoming more ferocious and violent than before. Could it be that some rare treasure appeared in Kaoshan Village, so the mountain monsters were affected and changed their temperament, thus becoming ferocious and cannibalistic?"

Mountain monsters are low-level spirits from the mountains, unable to even maintain a human form. Although they are vicious, they will not actively harm people unless humans trespass into their territory. Even then, they will only confuse humans to seek their own death and will never kill people themselves, let alone actively go into human villages to eat people.

Gu Yuexi spread her divine sense in all directions, surrounding the mountains surrounding Kaoshan Village. The scenery in the mountains was clearly visible, and nothing, not even a blade of grass or a movement, could escape her divine sense.

However, after searching for a long time, she found nothing unusual about Kaoshan Village.

She extended her divine sense again, heading towards a more distant place.

"That's... Qingchan Temple!"

Gu Yuexi finally saw the difference.

Around Qingchan Temple, many mountain monsters gathered, greedily gazing at the temple's high walls. Inside the walls, everything was gray and desolate, without even a single ordinary plant, forming a stark contrast to the surrounding lush and deep mountains.

Qingzenji Temple!
When the people of Ping'an Town were first infected with a plague, it was discovered that it was the work of a demonic monk who used the townspeople to raise ghosts. There was a mass grave in the backyard of Qingchan Temple. The demonic monk had summoned tens of thousands of ghost soldiers, which almost brought a catastrophe to the world. Later, she sealed the ghost soldiers in the mass grave, but as time went by, the seal on the mass grave began to loosen.

The malevolent energy emanated in wisps and was absorbed by the mountain spirits.

"It seems that the mountain monster's descent from the mountain to eat people is related to Qingchan Temple."

Her doubts were resolved: "Behind Qingchan Temple is a mass grave containing countless ghost soldiers. The ghost soldiers are filled with malevolent energy. Mountain monsters are a type of low-level spirit with only a little intelligence. They absorbed the malevolent energy of Qingchan Temple, which is why they became bloodthirsty and ferocious."

"I absorbed a lot of evil energy before, which made it impossible to solve the problem of Qingchan Temple, so I sealed the ghost soldiers inside."

"As long as the ghost soldiers are converted and the evil energy is absorbed and refined, the mountain spirits will not accidentally absorb the evil energy and become bloodthirsty and ferocious, coming down the mountain to eat people!" She condensed her spiritual energy and arrived at Qingchan Temple.

Compared to last time, this place is much more desolate.

The seal she set up last time has visibly loosened.

She released the seal, and a malevolent aura spread out, blotting out the sky and the sun. The light in Ping'an Town instantly dimmed, and the people who had returned to normal life were reminded of painful memories when they saw this scene.

Everyone panicked and ran home.

"Another monster has been born!"

"Hurry home and offer incense to the Golden Saint Goddess, asking her to save us."

Li Danian rushed home and saw his parents, whose faces were filled with panic.

"Father! Mother!"

"Son! What happened? Why did the sky suddenly turn dark and the weather has changed so much? Could it be that another evil monk is raising ghosts and monsters and plans to use us as sacrifices?" Father Li's face turned pale as he recalled the scene in the town.

They don't want to go through the same pain they did before.

Tens of thousands of people were fed to demons by the evil monk, and Ping'an Town almost became a ghost town.

Li Danian was also puzzled.

The family of three hid inside the house, afraid to go out.

Gu Yuexi stood in mid-air, absorbing all the surrounding evil energy into her body. Now that she had reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, she could absorb the evil energy while simultaneously refining it with her mind.

Meanwhile, night fell.

The villagers of Kaoshan Village peeked through a crack in the door and discovered that the temple on the mountaintop was even more magnificent and dazzling than before, illuminating almost the entire mountain. The rare spectacle filled them with awe and reverence.

"May the Golden Goddess protect us, may no more mountain monsters appear in our village, and may we sleep well tonight."

Some people make wishes towards the sacred temples of the gods.

Perhaps it really worked, because the villagers went from being tense at the beginning to sleeping soundly through the night until dawn, and everyone's spirits were much better.

However, when morning came, they felt as if the sky had fallen!

Everyone was initially relieved that the sounds of the mountain monster and the mountain spirit had disappeared, and they had gotten a good night's sleep.

What's going on now?

The entire village was shrouded in a chilling aura that seeped into their bodies, making them feel a bone-chilling cold.

"monster!"

"It must be a monster that has been born!"

"Let's quickly pray to the Golden Goddess and ask her to protect us and keep us safe."

The crowd kowtowed towards the direction of the Divine Palace.

After a day and a night, Gu Yuexi finally absorbed and refined the evil energy of Qingchan Temple.

She took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and dispelled the remaining malevolent and ghostly aura in the air.

The chilling, bone-chilling aura vanished, the black fog that filled the air dissipated, and the sun rose again.

The villagers of Kaoshan Village were extremely excited.

"It worked! It worked! The goddess has appeared to us!"