Super Hero Monk: Hormones Journey to the West

Chapter 233 The City God's Immortal Abode
Under the monkey's intense gaze, the local deity had no choice but to provide a blood sample and guarantee with his divine power that he would not let the nearby villages suffer in the future. Then he took only a group of lesser demons back to the temple.

King Jin Yu was so grief-stricken that he didn't even dare to think of escaping, let alone seeking revenge.

The religious ceremonies continued in the temple, with incense smoke curling upwards and chanting echoing through the air.

Chen Xiaoke cried uncontrollably when she paid respects to the abbot and monks of Hongfa Temple, saying that she had not let them down and that she would definitely fulfill their wishes in the future.

Upon seeing this scene, all the monks clasped their hands together in prayer, sighing with emotion.

Afterwards, Chen Xiaoke begged Tang Xuanci and Sha Wujing to tell him how to restore the spiritual energy of the fields and make them grow crops as soon as possible.

Sha Wujing replied:

"My master's wife is truly kind-hearted."

"However, to restore the spiritual energy of the earth's veins, we must use the principles of feng shui to change the mountains and rivers, which will inevitably affect the interests of the surrounding immortal mountains and demon caves, and will also conflict with the already established spiritual vein plan."

"Therefore, we need to go back to the City God Temple to discuss this further."

After saying that, she glanced at Tang Xuanci without making a sound, trying to figure out what he was thinking.

Tang Xuanci gazed at the barren mountains in the distance, smiled disdainfully, and said:

"Why bother growing this worthless grain? Farmland is the least valuable land here."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoke immediately dribbled the ball into the man, then grabbed his arm and said in a coquettish tone:
"Oh, Gege, you're the best! Let's restore this place to its original state!"

Tang Xuanci turned to look at her, made a gesture as if giving pointers, and smiled:
"childish!
"Do you think this place is suitable for farming? Even if it were restored to its original state, how many bags of rice could they grow in a year?"
"Think about it again, did those salt merchants in Jiangzhou need to farm?"

Chen Xiaoke's eyes were clear, and she asked in confusion, "You mean there's salt here? They can dig up salt and exchange it for money to buy food?"

Tang Xuanci seemed to be speaking to her, but it also sounded like he was speaking to Sha Wujing:
"Ark has no salt, but it has a rich variety of minerals, including oil, natural gas, rare earth elements, copper, iron, lead, zinc, lithium, and uranium, and the reserves are enormous, making them hundreds of millions of times more valuable than simple salt mines."

"The best place to develop is the technology industry, you understand?"
"Don't worry, these villagers won't go hungry. They'll just get high blood pressure and diabetes from eating too much, and they'll get HPV and IV infections from messing around."

Huh? Chen Xiaoke was confused but impressed.

Tang Xuanci said again:
"However, we are all celestial beings now, and we must comply with the regulations to manifest our power in front of people."

"Although the regulations here are not as strict as in the Tang Dynasty, we still need to be careful to prevent people from fabricating dirt on us."

"Here's what we'll do: send a smart guy with us to Azhou City. Once I've finalized the project, he'll bring people here to invest and build a factory, thus solving our survival problem directly."

"Okay!"

Although Chen Xiaoke still didn't quite understand, she trusted Gege. When she looked at the sallow, anemic faces under the temple wall, she felt that they had found happiness in this life.

Suddenly, a mournful wail came from the direction of the temple gate.

When they went over to take a look, they found that it was Granny Fan who had run over from the village, dragging her son with a rope and a plank.

It turned out that the young man had eaten too many pastries and guzzled cola while hungry, causing his abdomen to swell up so much that he was almost bursting.

Tang Xuanci laughed, "Isn't this idiot?"

"Xiao Qin!" Chen Xiao saw that he looked like he was in pain and couldn't vomit, so she said urgently, "Gege, please help him. When I was chased here by those bad guys who wanted to catch Whale, he was the one who led me to hide in the temple and even gave me a small piece of bean cake to eat."

Tang Xuanci gave a wink, signaling Sha Wujing to secretly cast a spell to clear the young man's obstructed intestines.

He vomited with a "burp," then let out a few strings of smelly farts, finally feeling better, and stood up with a blank expression.

Tang Xuanci looked again and saw that the boy had a peculiar appearance—

A full forehead, a square jaw, a large head and short body, crowded facial features, and an age that could range from 8 to 18 years old—the demeanor of a village guardian.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Chen Xiaoke:

“This kid looks like the richest man in the village. Since he helped you before, take him to the city.”

……

The next afternoon.

Tang Xuanci's gang finally entered Azhou City.

This is the largest city in Aba Prefecture, nestled against Jinxianling Mountain to the north and bordered by the Kushui River to the south. It has a permanent population of 100,000, accounting for one-third of the total population of Aba Prefecture. Along the way, the city lacks any of the magnificent colors reminiscent of the Tang Dynasty, consisting mostly of faded earthen tiles and roof tiles with extremely low saturation.

The City God Temple is located at the foot of Jinxianling in the north of the city. From the outside... well, it's hard to say, but it is extremely simple and unadorned, far less magnificent and prosperous than the City God Temple in Chang'an.

However, things cannot be judged by their appearance alone, especially matters related to immortals.

As soon as they entered the temple, the Chief Clerk of the Divine Bureau secretly led a group of people to greet them and guide them to the true forbidden entrance of the City God Temple.

Tang Xuanci had Chen Xiaoke walk in front, while he and his three disciples followed closely behind, passing through a closed temple wall.

Suddenly, a magnificent celestial palace appeared before their eyes. More than ten halls stood side by side, with flying eaves and corners, shrouded in clouds, resembling a fairyland.

And this is merely the office space for the lower-level departments of the City God Temple.

Because the spiritual energy at the foot of the mountain is not abundant and it is difficult to set up a large-scale defensive formation, the real City God's residence is located inside the mountain.

After Chen Xiaoke toured the main temples with the chief priest and received the worship of the temple's senior officials, she went directly up the mountain to her own City God's Immortal Abode.

This is where the City God lives his daily life.

But one sees vermilion gates and jade walls, like clouds and illusions, with pavilions and towers hidden among them.

Inside, the corridors twist and turn, with golden tiles and flying eaves, and a dazzling array of rare treasures. Fairy maidens with full breasts and plump hips... even the stone steps are decorated with mica patterns.

Passing through the office area in front, you'll find yourself in a vast, enchanting garden.

Their itinerary had clearly been planned in advance; it wasn't discovered only when they entered the city, as a grand welcoming banquet had already been prepared there.

As they walked onto the long, winding covered bridge, they could already hear ethereal music drifting from the other side, along with the fragrance of female hormones.

The pool beneath my feet shimmered, and upon closer inspection, I discovered that more than a dozen enormous golden arowanas were swimming inside.

At the end of the covered bridge, a giant jade sculpture lies horizontally, crafted entirely from Yi Wood Spirit Jade, exuding a rich spiritual energy. It appears perfectly natural, yet its shape resembles four characters—

Great ambitions await!

This is precisely the "small gift" presented by the local earth god, mountain god, and river god who came to pay their respects to Chen Xiaoke, all "paying out of their own pockets".

Its value is so high that it could be exchanged for dozens of three-bedroom apartments in a blessed land.

Of course, in addition to that, they also brought local specialties from their respective jurisdictions.

Upon seeing that the main character had finally arrived, the local immortals on both sides of the jade carving immediately smiled and, according to seniority, stepped forward one by one to bow to Chen Xiaoke and the four disciples, and introduce themselves.

When Tang Xuanci saw that Li Gang was among them, he immediately knew that it must have been this guy who had revealed their whereabouts.

Having already done his homework, Sha Wujing quickly counted the number of people and whispered:

"Master."

“There are a total of 84 land god temples, 31 mountain god temples, and 7 water temples in Azhou. People from 50 of these temples have come.”

"Based on our recent analysis, these people are either Buddhist monks or were promoted by Kui Mulang and have close ties with the Zhang family."

Tang Xuanci said:

"Then the no-shows must be Dog Boys, huh?"
"Yes, aside from the neutral homies and cleanwave crew, they're all posted up around Bowl Peak."
Tang Xuanci smiled to himself, thinking that one group was involved in ambush and another in corruption. It seemed that the waters in Azhou were indeed deep.

As the saying goes: Don't hit someone who smiles at you.

Since this was Kui Mulang's second visit, he wanted to see what was going on.

So he didn't refuse anymore, indicating to Chen Xiaoke not to be polite and to accept all the gifts as they were given, and that they could enter and begin the banquet.

Chen Xiaoke had never seen such a barrage of sweet talk before. He was amazed by everything here and felt that being the City God was incredibly fun. Hearing Gege speak, he became even more excited.

She immediately waved her hand and, imitating the manner of the wealthy Zhang who frequented the Jixianglou restaurant in his lifetime, swaggered in and led a group of celestial beings to the dining table.

As for the people who couldn't get enough to eat, they were temporarily forgotten.

(End of this chapter)