I built the Jade Capital with the Netherworld

Chapter 175: Acting as a God

The sarcastic voice froze the cheerful atmosphere in the hall.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an unknown cultivator holding a wine glass and looking at Lu Wujiu with a joking expression.

His words shocked the monks in the hall and they looked at each other in surprise. After thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was indeed possible.

If the disaster caused by the fire spirit in the East China Sea was really a stair-climbing ritual designed by Lu Wujiu, then it would be a loud slap in the face for all the cultivators.

For a moment, many people looked at Lu Wujiu with suspicion.

Facing everyone's questioning gazes, Lu Wujiu remained calm and said with a worried look on his face:

"May I ask what your name is, fellow Taoist? Are you being coerced into saying this?"

There was a hint of surprise in that person's eyes, but he still sneered:
"Don't try to avoid the topic. This is what I saw with my own eyes. I've been to the site of the fire spirit's remains. On the seabed, not only are there no signs of a volcanic eruption, but there's also no sign of water-based vital energy gathering. All signs indicate this is a scam from beginning to end! And you're a liar who fabricates lies and deceives the world for your own selfish gain!"

The words were spoken with such passion that everyone who heard them became even more surprised and confused.

Lu Wujiu nodded and said, "It seems that he has really been bewitched."

As he spoke, he looked around and said, "I would like to ask my fellow Taoists, who is good at exorcising evil spirits and purifying the mind? I would also like to trouble everyone to remove the curse for this Taoist friend!"

As soon as the voice fell, someone in the crowd immediately stood up.

"I have learned a technique called the Art of Purifying the Heart and Reducing Desires, which can be used to dispel evil and purify the mind!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to display his magical power, but he didn't expect that the man's aura suddenly increased, breaking through the fourth level from the Jiazi Great Perfection, shocking everyone in the hall.

"My fellow Taoists, do I look like someone who has been bewitched?"

That familiar voice caused many cultivators to cry out in disbelief, "Hua Chaoge!"

Indeed, when this person's cultivation broke through the fourth level, his appearance changed drastically, revealing his true form.

Lu Wujiu smiled: "Fellow Daoist, you really won't be bewitched. Even if you are bewitched, it's you who is bewitching others. So, may I ask, what is your intention in bewitching everyone with such confidence?"

Hua Chaoge sneered: "Do you dare to deny that you have never deceived the world?"

How could Lu Wujiu fall into the trap of self-proof?

He sarcastically said, "When the East China Sea Fire Spirit disaster occurred, you didn't contribute anything. Now that the problem has been solved, you are taking advantage of it. How come everyone else is drunk, but you are the only one sober? You are the only one with a sharp eye? Since you suspect that I am deceiving the world, where is the evidence?"

No one knew what the Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils meant, but the irony in the words still made many people laugh subconsciously.

Hua Chaoge said sternly, "The fact that it happened at the bottom of the sea is the biggest evidence!"

Lu Wujiu nodded: "I understand, you want to steal the spiritual weapon?"

Hua Chaoge's pupils dilated, and his old face suddenly flushed red: "You fart!"

"What else would you do there?"

After Lu Wujiu asked back, he sneered:

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, fellow Daoist. The spiritual weapon is related to the seal of the fire spirit's remains, so it has long been hidden. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You are lying and deceiving with all your high-sounding words. Have you ever seen the scene of the magma erupting and the dark clouds pressing down on the city?"

"It was thanks to the utmost efforts of the fellow Daoists present that we were able to suppress it in the East China Sea. Otherwise, all the coastal areas of the Nine Daos would have been destroyed! How come you say it's a deception? Do you overestimate me, or underestimate my fellow Daoists?"

After he finished speaking, Hua Chaoge's face changed slightly. He glanced across the hall and saw countless cultivators subconsciously straightening their chests, with all the doubts in their eyes gone.

Only then did I suddenly realize that I was too impatient.

Lu Wujiu tied up all the cultivators. Even if it was fake, it had to be real, otherwise how would the cultivators put their faces?

The most important thing is... he himself began to doubt.

Did he underestimate the cultivators in the world?

It is said that there were at least three or four fourth-class monks present at the time, and countless third-class and second-class monks. If it was really a scam, how could it be concealed from so many people?
However, Hua Chaoge, who was doubtful in his heart, sneered:

"What a man who uses the people to control the princes! Well, whether you believe it or not, he will become a stepping stone for this boy to ascend to the fourth rank. Don't blame me for not reminding you today."

As he spoke, the figure flashed and suddenly disappeared.

Lu Wujiu wanted to stop him, but he was not strong enough and could only watch Hua Chaoge leave.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. They were really afraid that the two would start fighting and everyone else would be affected.

Unexpectedly, Hua Chaoge's figure suddenly reappeared at the place where he disappeared, causing the cultivators' hearts to suddenly rise. "Oh, right, there's one more thing. I hope you fellow Taoists will keep your eyes open! In the Nine Dao Lands, few can refine spiritual weapons. Yet, he, a top-tier cultivator, dares to brazenly claim to be refining spiritual weapons. Be careful, he's a figurehead."

After the voice fell, as if afraid of being ridiculed by Lu Wujiu, the figure disappeared again.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

When Hua Chaoge said that the disaster caused by the fire spirit was fake, many cultivators were surprised, but not too worried - after all, there was always someone to hold up the sky if it collapsed.

However, when he said that the spiritual weapon might be a painting, many people who were interested in ordering spiritual weapons suddenly felt a chill on their scalps.

"Friend Lu, fame spreads all over the world, and slander follows too. Don't take it to heart. Come, have a drink!"

Someone raised his glass to try to break the awkward atmosphere.

"Drink!"

Lu Wujiu raised his glass in response, and the atmosphere in the hall finally regained some of its vitality.

However, after Hua Chaoge's interruption, the atmosphere inevitably became cold.

Hua Chaoge's words were like a thorn, piercing the hearts of all the cultivators, making them unable to help but think about them from time to time. Some even wanted to return to the starting point to find out what happened.

Therefore, it didn't take long for someone to leave on some pretext, and when everyone left in groups of three or two, the party ended without further ado.

Naturally, Lu Wujiu had no reason to stay, so after saying goodbye to his fellow Taoists, he immediately drove away on the Dunxun Mirror.

Not long after, word spread in martial arts world that the disaster caused by the East China Sea Fire Spirit was an act of Lu Wujiu deceiving the world!

Although everyone scoffed at this rumor, it could not withstand the spread of word of mouth. As more and more people sang it, it gradually became the "true news" that only a few people were sober about.

"Dan Zhen is not the right path!"

After returning to Lao Lushan and listening to the rumors about Lu Wujiu, he couldn't help but sigh.

This path uses "painting the false as true" as a ritual to ascend the ladder.

The higher you go, the larger the scale of the rituals becomes. If this continues for a long time, I am afraid that it will lose the trust of the world.

Now he has tasted the backlash.

Not long after he returned to Lao Lu Mountain, Yang Fengzhao couldn't help but contact him. He used ambiguous words to test the matter of the spiritual weapon, which made Lu Wujiu very angry.

He said directly: "If I can draw a spiritual weapon of such power, then what is the difference between this and refining it?"

After hearing this, Yang Fengzhao stopped talking.

But a single glimpse can reveal the whole picture. Even Yang Fengzhao was suspicious, let alone others.

The two or three people who had intended to refine spiritual weapons in Shixian Temple disappeared completely after he returned to Laolu Mountain. I wonder if they were affected by this incident.

"Every sip and every bite is predestined. There's a reason why some paths become unorthodox."

Lu Wujiu sighed and stopped paying attention to this matter. He quietly practiced the Fire Sword Art, especially the sword techniques!
Today, his cultivation has reached the top three, and he no longer cares about most sword techniques.

After all, no matter how fast the sword is, it can't be as fast as the crushing realm.

However, the Wudang School's famous sword stacking technique is still worth practicing.

Under the control of exquisite strength, his sword stacking skills have now reached the level of four-fold sword. It cannot be compared with Zhao Wuji's nine-fold sword, but among sword practitioners, he can also be regarded as a gifted person.

On this day, he was trying out the five-fold sword when a communication talisman interrupted his sword practice.

When Lu Wujiu took the talisman paper, he could still smell the indelible scent of the sea breeze on it.

The talisman was sent by Fu Li and contained only one sentence: "I beg you to investigate: which sect ruled the East China Sea before the Eighteen Seas?"
"Eighteen seas ago, that is, a thousand years ago, what did Fu Li mean by this?"

Lu Wujiu was filled with surprise. After a moment of hesitation, he left his body and entered the spiritual world. He contacted Yang Fengzhao and asked him to help investigate the matter.

He was also worried that Yang Fengzhao would not work hard, so after a moment of hesitation, he simply called Jiang Wenyu over and told him to go to other markets to purchase intelligence on the Eighteen Seas!
Jiang Wenyu readily agreed, and as he turned to say goodbye, he suddenly asked, "Excuse me, Master, have you been with us recently?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Wujiu subconsciously looked at Jiang Wenyu's eyes, but saw that there was clarity in those turbid eyes, as if he was not under a spell. He breathed a sigh of relief.

He is now scared of Hua Chaoge. When Jiang Wenyu asked him about his whereabouts, he was really scared and was bewitched by Jiang Wenyu.

But, come to think of it, it's unlikely.

Hua Chaoge couldn't have answered such a direct question if he had any brains.

"What's the matter?"

"Disciple, I plan to ascend to the second tier of the tiers in the near future. I heard that the ritual for watching a play was created by the Master. I hope the Master can be a witness."

"Oh, when are you going to ascend the steps?"

"At the end of this month, April 30th."

"If I have time, I will definitely watch the ceremony!"

"Yes!"

Jiang Wenyu nodded, feeling much more at ease.

Although Lu Wujiu did not agree directly, he knew that this half-hearted response was actually a promise.

Thinking about climbing the stairs at the end of the month, Jiang Wenyu felt a little eager.

Reaching the second level was a dream he only dared to dream when he started practicing. Later, the longer he embarked on the path of practice, the less he dared to dream this dream.

Later, I felt satisfied thinking that I could become an orthodox person.

Unexpectedly, after many twists and turns, there is now a day when he can reach the top. He does not dare to expect success. As long as he can reach the top once and make an effort once, he will die without regrets.

Of course, before that, we still have to do what the headmaster has instructed us to do.

Five days later, Jiang Wenyu returned home exhausted.

Lu Wujiu took the information he had collected from various sources, compared it with the information on the Liuren School, and narrowed his eyes.

Thousands of years ago, the Eighteen Seas were not called the East China Sea, but were called the Haiyu Islands!

This archipelago is named after Kaimune!
This sect is famous in the East China Sea for taming beasts, and the beasts they tamed were sea monsters.

Kraken?

Eighteen seas?

Lu Wujiu murmured these terms for a long time, then passed the news back to Fu Li and asked, what happened?
Not long after, Fu Li sent back a message: "Nothing, just a little curious."

When Lu Wujiu saw this message, his eyes flashed and he sighed for a long time.

The storm is coming!
He thought about it and called Liu Qingtan.

"Sir, you called me."

Liu Qingtan, who stepped into the room, was a few inches taller, the childishness on his face was gone, and he looked steady with a bit of leadership.

"How's Lao Luguan doing lately?"

"Everything is fine. Ever since the news arrived that Master had resolved the East Sea Fire Spirit disaster, the disciples in the temple have been extremely excited. They all took Master as their role model and practiced even more diligently..."

Lu Wujiu raised his hand to interrupt these meaningless words and went straight to the point.

"Where's your cultivation?"

"Thanks to the cultivation resources provided by Master, we have two people who have cultivated for thirty years, eight who have cultivated for twenty years, and nearly a hundred who have cultivated for ten years."

Lu Wujiu nodded upon hearing this.

If there really is a disaster in the land of Jiudao, with this amount of manpower... I'm afraid they can only be used to enter other people's books and serve as materials for the ritual of ascending the stairs.

"Sir, when can the old Luguan be merged?"

Liu Qingtan asked suddenly.

"Are you still thinking about this?" Lu Wujiu thought for a moment and said, "Well, since you insist so much, let's merge the courtyards!"

"Excellent! Then, sir, when do you think it would be best to merge the courtyards?"

"Early next month!"

Jiang Wenyu will hold a step-up ceremony at the end of the month. If successful, it will be a double blessing.

If it fails, the Lao Lu Temple's incorporation into the Liang Yi Sect would be a happy event and would also dispel some of the frustration.

"Would you like to invite fellow disciples to watch the ceremony?"

"No, just post a notice. People's minds are unpredictable, so I'll avoid gossip."

"Yes, everything is up to you, sir."

"Since it's a joint courtyard, then it means you are from the Liangyi Sect. The martial arts world has been turbulent recently, so please urge your disciples to practice well. Take these resources, don't be stingy."

Lu Wujiu waved his hand, and the table was suddenly piled high with bottles and jars.

Most of them are soul water and elixirs.

"The Jianghu is not peaceful... Sir, you mean the world is going to be in chaos?"

"It's hard to say. Perhaps I'm worrying too much. Don't spread this. Just keep it to yourself."

Liu Qingtan nodded, waved his sleeves to sweep across the cultivation resources on the table, and left happily.

Not long after, faint cheers were heard from the Lao Lu Temple. It seemed that Liu Qingtan could not wait to make the news public.

Lu Wujiu smiled, but there was a hint of worry in his smile.

After some hesitation, he took out a communication talisman and sent a message to the headmaster of Shenxiao.

One day later, the headmaster of Shenxiao came secretly.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries before Lu Wujiu got straight to the point and asked, "How's the investigation into the Xuanji Kanyuan Formation going?"

The headmaster of Shenxiao shook his head and said, "This formation is too complicated. I can't fully understand it at the moment. However, one thing is certain: 50% of it is a deceptive formation to deceive people."

Lu Wujiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Fifty percent, this ratio doesn't seem right. If they wanted to hide the truth, why did they force you to swear in the first place?"

The headmaster of Shenxiao nodded and said, "Yes, that's why I doubt this formation has any effect of prolonging life."

Lu Wujiu nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist, do you know who ruled the Eighteen Seas a thousand years ago?"

The headmaster of Shenxiao shook his head.

Lu Wujiu said, "It's the Sea Control Sect! This sect is famous in the East China Sea for controlling beasts, and the beast they control is none other than the sea monster."

The headmaster of Shenxiao suddenly opened his eyes wide: "What do you mean, fellow Daoist?"

Lu Wujiu took a deep breath and said, "It's better to be prepared for the worst than the worst. I've summoned you all of a sudden because I have an idea and I want to ask for your opinions!"

The headmaster of the Divine Sky Sect said, "Fellow Daoist, please speak frankly!"

Lu Wujiu said, "Using reincarnation as bait, we can actually confer the title of God and unify the nine sects. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

(End of this chapter)