Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 116 Civil and Military Officials Enter the River of Yin Qi

The three of them talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the north gate of the city!

To Li Wushou's surprise, twenty-four minor priests were neatly lined up on both sides of the city gate, solemnly gazing ahead.

Just as Li Wushou was about to call them back to the City God Temple, he suddenly felt a chill between his brows. Looking up, he saw two dazzling Dharma bodies rising from the ground in the Five Directions City.

"High Priest Li Wushou cleverly rescued the Civil Priest from his predicament; the people of the Five Directions City congratulate the High Priest!"

The unique buzzing sound of the gods echoed within the Five Directions City. Those who had heard this sound knew it was the voice of the Martial God.

The people of Wufang City, who were initially quite worried, instantly became excited.

"So the High Priest didn't encounter any mishap, but went to assist the Civil Priest!"

"I knew it! How could the High Priest possibly have encountered an accident?"

"Didn't they say that Lord Zhu was injured and ran back first?"

"Alas, Lord Zhu is getting old after all!"

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Regardless, after a brief period of noisy exchange, the thousands of voices merged into one: "Congratulations to the High Priest!"

The twenty-four minor priests guarding the city gate bowed in unison, echoing the sentiment.

Li Wushou's expression was solemn. His gaze passed over the north gate and looked towards the divine figures of the civil and military officials in the sky. Suddenly, a smile appeared on his lips.

"Slut!"

Looking at Li Wushou's behavior, Wu Zhuangyuan muttered something under his breath, then pulled Wu Qinghe, who was still observing, into the crowd and went home.

Seeing this, Li Wushou said nothing more, casually summoned the chariot of the Martial God Official, stepped into it, and disappeared at the city gate.

The story of the High Priest's clever rescue of the Literary Priest within the Five Directions City continues to be hotly debated, and the storytellers, who have already compiled more than a dozen picture books about the High Priest, are working overtime through the night to create new stories.

City God Temple Rear Hall

Li Wushou stood outside the room where the City God's statue was kept, holding a clay sculpture in his hand, inside which resided the Yin spirit of the High Priest Xiao Panshan.

Xiao Panshan was still reeling from the blow he had just suffered and was feeling quite dejected. But when he suddenly returned to the outside of the room, he couldn't help but shiver.

From Li Wushou, he already knew that Zhu Sihai had used some mysterious means to scheme against the City God in the River of Yin Qi.

Although he was willing to sacrifice himself for the City God, he was still wary of such methods that could scheme against the City God, so Xiao Panshan asked in a low voice:

"Li Wushou, what are we doing here?"

He was shocked by the scene of Li Wushou beheading Yun Que with a single sword strike, forcing Zhu Sihai to retreat, but he was still afraid that Li Wushou would become too arrogant, so he went straight inside.

"Oh~!"

Xiao Panshan's sudden question interrupted Li Wushou's thoughts, bringing him back to his senses. He then casually replied, "I'm waiting for your physical body!"

"Hmm? My physical body?"

Xiao Panshan was taken aback. Wasn't my physical body misleading Zhu Sihai in the River of Yin Qi? Then Xiao Panshan realized that Zhu Sihai had already seen his Yin spirit today, so the illusion on his physical body should have lost its effect.

But wait for my physical body? Surely I can't just let my physical body come out on its own, can I?
Xiao Panshan wanted to ask more questions, but suddenly felt a tremor in his soul, and his heart was filled with a sense of horror.

Seeing Li Wushou standing motionless, Xiao Panshan carefully extended his Yin spirit from the clay sculpture. The civil and military officials, who had been displaying their Dharma bodies, suddenly withdrew them, returning directly to the river of Yin energy. Hmm?
Wasn't it said that Zhu Sihai had a backup plan in the River of Yin Qi?
How could the civil and military officials enter the river of yin energy so casually? Aren't they afraid of falling victim to the other side's tricks?
Xiao Panshan was puzzled, but he quickly realized what was going on.

Li Wushou once said that the City God had always instructed everyone to rescue the Civil Official, whose divine eyes possessed supernatural powers and would likely be of great use in eliminating Zhu Sihai.

However, it seems we'll have to really fight Zhu Sihai!
Thinking this, Xiao Panshan's expression turned solemn. He stepped out of the clay sculpture and became fully alert. If a fight really broke out, even if he couldn't win, he had to fight with a tragic and heroic spirit.

Only in this way can we wash away the shame of being trampled on by Zhu Sihai!

Xiao Panshan's eyes were firm, but unfortunately, he waited and waited but did not see any reaction from the Yin Qi River.

Li Wushou was confused. He didn't understand what was wrong with the old man.
"Creak!"

A moment later, the door to the side room suddenly opened. Xiao Panshan's expression tightened, and he murmured to Li Wushou, "Be careful!"

Then he stepped forward, blocking Li Wushou's path. At this moment, he had to adopt the attitude of a Yin god from the City God Temple so that he would be taken seriously by the civil and military officials and even the City God.

“Whoosh!”

A dark figure flew out from inside the door.

Li Wushou was about to reach out to take it, but Xiao Panshan stopped him, turning around and reminding him with a serious expression:
"Be careful of fraud!"

Li Wushou looked at the startled old man with a strange expression, somewhat puzzled. Had the old man's mind been damaged by practicing Yin Spirit Refinement? Couldn't he see through his own physical body?

Just as he was about to remind the other party, he saw Xiao Panshan directly make a hand seal and send out a stream of Yin energy!

Xiao Panshan wasn't unable to recognize his own physical body, but because he had previously used it as bait in the Yin Qi River, the illusion had lost its effectiveness. Xiao Panshan was afraid that the other party had left some kind of trick inside his body.

But Xiao Panshan was clearly overthinking things!
With a loud "smack!", the Yin energy slammed the body to the ground, even piercing through the chest with its violent force.

Li Wushou grinned, not realizing that this old man was such a ruthless person, but was it really necessary to be so cruel to his own body?
Xiao Panshan, who had just unleashed his attack, felt a pang of heartache upon seeing the gaping hole in his chest, but he remained on high alert with a solemn expression.

Li Wushou was somewhat helpless and could only say, "This is the physical body that I had the civil and military officials remove for you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Panshan's eyes twitched involuntarily. He turned to look at Li Wushou with a resentful expression, as if to say, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Li Wushou rubbed his forehead, half speechless and half comforting, and said, "Pick it up, repair it, and it can still be used when casting the golden body!"

Xiao Panshan nodded with a pained expression, then carefully picked up the body.

Seeing this, Li Wushou did not linger any longer. He waved to Xiao Panshan and said, "High Priest Xiao, please go home and begin working on casting the golden statue these days. I will arrange for High Priest Liu to deliver the necessary materials for casting the golden statue to the Xiao residence! I have other matters to attend to today, so I will take my leave now!"

After saying that, Li Wushou turned around and disappeared into the City God Temple.

Only Xiao Panshan's spirit remained, holding the physical body with a somewhat complicated expression.

Li Wushou's excuse wasn't just a pretext; he genuinely had other matters to attend to!

Today's rescue of the civil official went smoothly, but the result was not entirely satisfactory. After all, the purpose of rescuing the civil official was to uphold the banner of the City God. If this purpose is lost, what use is there in rescuing the civil official?

We can't possibly rescue them to eat, can we?

Back at the Three Immortals Pavilion, Li Wushou pushed open the bedroom door. A wet garment was casually thrown on the floor, its inner fabric bulging.

Li Wushou calmly lit an incense stick on the altar.

But his eyes were slightly red; he was almost losing patience!
(End of this chapter)