Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 532-542: The Twelve Earthly Branches, the Heavenly Divine Statues
the next day.

Lin Beixuan was followed by Rat Lord, and the two headed to the Heavenly Venerable Temple.

This was the first time that Rat Lord had come to the Heavenly Venerable Temple, so he was a little nervous and his expression was very solemn.

"Relax, don't be so nervous. His Holiness is quite easy to talk to."

Lin Beixuan walked ahead, looking relaxed.

The Rat Prince looked distressed and said, "My Lord, why did you send me here?"

"From now on, you will be in charge of all communication between us and the Tiangang Temple. Don't let me down."

"Me?" Rat Lord was startled.

Since the starving ghosts were dealt with, a heavy rain has revitalized Naju, and the sandstorms near the Cheonjin Temple have disappeared, turning it into a lush and green ecological area.

The surrounding area is shaded by vegetation, and a lake, under the sunlight, is like a mirror, reflecting the sky and the earth.

The two arrived at the entrance of the Tianzun Temple. Lin Beixuan glanced to the side and noticed that the ground on both sides was lush and green, with large watermelons peeking out from among the continuous leaves, which looked very pleasing.

Rat Lord stared wide-eyed at the watermelon and said, "I didn't expect the Venerable One to have this hobby."

He pondered this in his heart and secretly made a note of it.

Lin Beixuan skillfully stepped into the Tianzun Temple, and the first thing he saw was still a broom and a dustpan.

These two were originally the ones who disliked Lin Beixuan the most, but now that Lin Beixuan has arrived, they are surprisingly polite.

"Welcome, Your Excellency!"

The broom bowed respectfully to Lin Beixuan, and no one knew how its stiff back managed to bend down.

Lin Beixuan looked at the broom with curiosity, somewhat surprised.

At this moment, the winnowing basket next to it jumped out and explained, "The Venerable One disliked it for being too noisy, so he replaced its soul. The previous soul is now in the melon field."

"..."

"No wonder I saw a watermelon in the melon patch that looked strange, it was even wearing a straw hat. That must have been the broom from before, right?" Mouse Lord said with a look of sudden realization.

“That’s definitely it.” The winnowing basket and the broom at that moment smiled and led Lin Beixuan and the other into the temple.

Rat Lord looked around curiously, and upon entering the temple, he immediately bowed down to the statue of the Heavenly Gang Venerable, so quickly that Lin Beixuan was caught off guard.

"Why did you come to me?"

As a somewhat childish voice rang out, the Rat Lord looked up and saw that his surroundings had changed drastically. A misty fog drifted around him, and the buildings distorted like watercolors.

The statue of the Heavenly Gang Venerable in front of them had now transformed into a cute-looking child who appeared to be seven or eight years old, with a round, bare belly.

He sat on the lotus throne, without the slightest air of a worldly ruler, and frowned as he stared at Lin Beixuan.

"The aura of the Dragon King!"

"I should have known that the commotion last night was caused by you." Venerable Tiangang crossed his legs, with an expression that said, "I knew it."

"What do you want from me?"

Upon seeing the legendary mortal master in this state, Rat Lord, who had rehearsed countless times in his mind how he should behave upon meeting the Heavenly Gang Venerable, was completely stunned.

Lin Beixuan smiled, then suddenly leaped up, flashing with dark lightning, and unleashed a burst of pure calamity flames.

"boom!!"

To everyone's astonishment, Lin Beixuan appeared before the Heavenly Gang Venerable.

With a single punch, a force as powerful as a tidal wave roared toward the face of the Heavenly Gang Venerable.

The Celestial Venerable frowned, and a vortex suddenly appeared in front of him, swallowing up all of Lin Beixuan's power as his fist struck.

At the same time, a large hand appeared and bound Lin Beixuan.

"What do you mean?"

The Heavenly Gang Venerable tilted his head slightly to examine Lin Beixuan. His eyes were cold, and his tightly furrowed brows held a murderous intent.

On the other hand, Lin Beixuan's power seemed to have completely dissipated after that attack. He did not resist the Heavenly Gang Venerable's attack and let the other party bind him to the spot.

Because he has already achieved his goal.

[You have encountered a special target: the mortal master - Venerable Tiangang.]

[The Worldly Lord's Illustrated Guide is now available; 20% of the Heavenly Venerable's information has been unlocked.]

You have permission to unlock all of the other party's information once. Unlock now?

Lin Beixuan thought to himself, "Yes!"

[Information on the secular master - Heavenly Gang Venerable has been 100% unlocked.]

[The Mortal Lord - Venerable Tiangang: One of the twelve zodiac animal gods of the mortal world, possessing the innate law of devouring, in charge of the end of famine and gluttony, the essence of the Pig (亥), and a supplement to the mortal lords of the Mysterious Official.]

[You came into contact with and fought against the mortal master, the Celestial Venerable, and successfully obtained the Destiny Statue of the Celestial Venerable from him.]

[The Heavenly Gang God Statue (God): Fallen God's Emblem, Chaos Receives Flesh, Nothingness Devours, God Hai Devours Pig, Attached Law - Devouring, Attached Authority - Nothingness, Attached Path - Gluttony.]

[Note: The Destiny Chart - Heavenly Gang Deity Statue is exclusive to the Pig (亥) of the Twelve Earthly Branches and cannot be equipped by other deities.]

……

"God level!"

"Sure enough, above the gold-quality destiny, there is also the divine level. The Book of Life and Death was the same back then, except that I only had half a scroll of the Book of Life and Death in my hand, but now I have obtained a complete divine-level destiny."

"But this destiny cannot be worn."

Lin Beixuan browsed through the information about the Heavenly Gang Venerable's destiny in his mind and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Lin Beixuan wasn't surprised that beings like the Twelve Lords, who govern the order of heaven and earth, possessed unique destinies.

The other person's fate has already transcended the mortal realm and truly exists only within the rules. If another person with the Heavenly Gang Fate were to appear in the mortal world, they would be out of place and rejected by the rules of the mortal world.

These thoughts flashed through Lin Beixuan's mind in an instant, then he looked calmly at the frowning Venerable Tiangang.

"What did you do to me?" Venerable Tiangang asked coldly.

He felt as if something within him had been stolen by Lin Beixuan.

"Did not do anything."

Lin Beixuan smiled apologetically at Venerable Tiangang: "I only tested it on you."

"test?"

"Let me see!"

The figure of the Heavenly Gang Venerable suddenly transformed into a wisp of remnant soul and crashed towards Lin Beixuan's brow.

However, just as he entered Lin Beixuan's spirit and was about to reach his sea of ​​consciousness, he was bounced back by an invisible barrier.

[Note: The Celestial Venerable attempted to probe your mind. Your self-protection mechanism was activated, and the Celestial Venerable's attempt failed.]

The panel's self-protection mechanism remained as powerful as ever, and even ordinary people could not detect Lin Beixuan's consciousness.

Lin Beixuan smiled as he watched the Heavenly Gang Venerable appear on the lotus throne, clutching his head, and said, "Please rest assured, Venerable, this will not pose any danger to you."

The Heavenly Gang Venerable glanced coldly at Lin Beixuan: "If there's a next time, I won't let you off." "There won't be a next time." A smile appeared on Lin Beixuan's lips.

Now that he has collected all the information about the Heavenly Gang Venerable, he will naturally not touch upon this matter again next time.

Lin Beixuan said, "The reason I have come to the Heavenly Venerable Temple is because of something. I promised to find Shenhou for you and I will keep my word. I also ask that you protect the rear of Luozhou from being attacked."

Upon hearing that Lin Beixuan was going to fulfill his promise, Venerable Tiangang was delighted and did not pursue the matter of Lin Beixuan's previous offense, and gently put him down.

He looked at Lin Beixuan and nodded with satisfaction: "Rest assured, leave it to me. As long as we can find Shenhou within the stipulated time, I will protect your rear in Luozhou during the time you are away and take action in times of crisis."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lin Beixuan smiled and pushed the Rat Prince beside him forward two steps.

“From now on, he will be in charge of liaising with the Venerable One. We will not trouble you unless we are really unable to hold on in Luozhou.”

The Rat Prince tremblingly cupped his hands to the Heavenly General: "From now on, I will have to trouble you, Venerable One!"

Rat Lord secretly lamented to himself, "Just now, Venerable Tiangang's gaze was as if he was about to devour the Prefect. If I am to be in charge of the connection between Tianzun Temple and Luozhou in the future, I'm afraid I'll be in for a lot of trouble."

It seemed that only then did Venerable Tiangang notice the Rat Gentleman in front of him, and he nodded and said, "I understand."

After receiving the assurance from the Heavenly Venerable, Lin Beixuan breathed a slight sigh of relief and left the Heavenly Venerable Temple with the Rat Gentleman.

On the way back to Huangque City, the Rat Prince asked in confusion, "Why did the Prefect arrange for me to meet with the Venerable One?"

"Sheshan recently conducted special training for a group of Hu Xian officials in charge of diplomacy. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to let them make the arrangements?"

Lin Beixuan glanced at Rat Lord casually and said indifferently, "What do you take the Heavenly Gang Venerable for?"

Upon hearing this, the Rat Lord was immediately speechless.

Yes.

This is the Celestial Venerable, a mortal master.

To just find any diplomat to fool the other side is to show that we don't respect them.

He was the scribe by the side of the Lord of the Northern Underworld, equivalent to a secretary, and considered a close confidant. This position was the most suitable for him to contact the Heavenly Gang Venerable after the Lord of the Northern Underworld left.

"Your subordinate has learned a lot!" After realizing what he had said, Rat Lord bowed to Lin Beixuan.

He had studied Confucianism in Haierzhuang, and even now he still hadn't put down his books. He had learned so much about etiquette, but he never expected to make such a mistake at this moment.

Lin Beixuan smiled but didn't say anything, and the two returned to Huangque City.

After gathering everyone in the city and making some simple arrangements, Lin Beixuan went to several other cities in Luozhou and carried out the same operation.

Luozhou is still in a period of war, with the Evil Spirit Lord and the Goddess Zigu each sending a group of people to invade Luozhou.

However, since the other party did not send any mortal gods to Luozhou, Lin Beixuan also abided by the rules and did not intend to let the mortal gods of Luozhou intervene unless absolutely necessary.

Because once the power of mortal gods or immortals is used, it is no longer limited to ordinary warfare; it is about getting serious and completely establishing the course of the war.

Taking advantage of this time, Lin Beixuan decided to leave Luozhou to complete the matter he had promised Venerable Tiangang.

Since receiving some of Chenlong's memories, Lin Beixuan has been trying to win over more mortals to his side.

Even if we can't be friends, let's avoid becoming enemies.

Now that the Celestial Venerable has joined his Northern Underworld faction, there's no guarantee that other mortals won't be forced to join the fray amidst this chaotic conflict.

If things were to evolve as Chenlong remembered, with each ruler choosing their own faction, it would likely have a serious impact on the war.

However, the probability of this happening is probably very small.

After what happened at the Heavenly Fate Plain, the common master should be more cautious and avoid getting involved in the karma.

……

On a winding mountain road on the border of Qingzhou.

Lin Beixuan looked at Cheng Hao beside him: "I'll take you this far. It's not far from here to Shunzhou, which is within the sphere of influence of the previous dynasties. You shouldn't have to worry about the Evil Spirit True Lord and the Purple Maiden God's forces attacking you."

“Old Lin, why don’t you come with us to Shunzhou? Shunzhou has been the most prosperous prefecture in history, second only to Jingzhou,” Cheng Hao said after a moment’s hesitation.

Xu Ye and the others beside him also looked at Lin Beixuan with hopeful expressions.

"No, I have other important things to do," Lin Beixuan said calmly. "As for Shunzhou, I will go there when I have the chance."

"Alright, we'll head back now."

Cheng Hao stopped being coy and, after saying goodbye to Lin Beixuan, the group quickly headed towards Shunzhou.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Lin Beixuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It seems the authorities have taken some action, which is why they've all been summoned back."

"But this is for the best, to prevent them from leaking all the information about Luozhou. After all, in this mundane world, there is no such thing as patriotism."

After a moment's thought, Lin Beixuan looked towards Longzhou.

Before he left, the Heavenly Gang Venerable revealed a piece of information: at one point, he had sensed the aura of the Monkey King in the direction of Longzhou.

“Longzhou… Shi Fu seems to be there too, along with Mao Tu.”

"Let's go over there and take a look first. Even if we don't find Shen Hou, we can at least see Mao Tu's attitude."

Suddenly, the eaves beast beneath Lin Beixuan transformed into a ball of black fire that shot straight into the sky.

The eaves beast, which originally only had a green-quality destiny, has been transformed into a purple-quality destiny after Lin Beixuan fused and upgraded its destiny.

With Lin Beixuan's recent efforts to nurture it, the Eaves Beast has now successfully formed its core, equivalent to the strength of a human at the Divine Realm, making it a genuine powerful being in the demon realm.

Moreover, after forming the core, the eaves beast grew wings on its sides and was no longer limited to running on the ground. Instead, it transformed into a flying fire meteor, soaring through the sky, and had the appearance of a divine beast.

As Lin Beixuan rode the eaves beast, streaking across the sky like a meteor.

Some people on the ground also saw streaks of fire flying across the sky. The black flames, like a burning night sky, trailed long tails and drew a striking path in the azure sky.

For ordinary people in the secular world, this might be the passing of some mortal god or immortal. Although it is strange, it will at most make them marvel.

However, some worldly people subconsciously believe that this strange phenomenon is caused by the appearance of some supreme treasure.

A young nobleman who had just opened his own mansion was filled with excitement, surrounded by several companions. Seeing the shooting star about to disappear into the distance, he immediately took down the large bow behind him and shot an arrow at the shooting star.

The skill he learned in the secular world was archery, and he longed for the mythical scene of shooting down the sun, hence his eagerness to hunt.

Moreover, he had excellent aim and had also applied magic to the arrow, so the arrow quickly flew into the shooting star.

However, he and his companions had no time to celebrate.

The sky above them suddenly darkened, and the once clear weather instantly turned into rolling thunderclouds, the dark clouds pressing down so hard it was hard to breathe.

The next second, a bolt of lightning struck down.

"Boom!"

The secular prince and his friends, who were drawing their bows and shooting arrows, only had time to see a jet-black lightning serpent rushing towards them.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already died once.

(End of this chapter)